President of the Republic accepts and remembers the Ukrainian community Portugal – Observer
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, condemned this Monday “vehemently” the Russian recognition of two regions controlled by separatists in Ukrainian territory, expressing his solidarity with Ukraine and remembering the Ukrainian community in Portugal.
“As the European Union has already said, and the Portuguese Government, through the Prime Minister, the Portuguese position is very clear: recognition of the sovereignty of Ukraine representation of the two separate laws of the Ukraine settlement agreements calls into question Marcelo Rebelo and the territory of Ukraine”, declared Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, upon arrival in The Hague, Holland.
The difference is so Ukrainian that it is “the position of Portugal, which is the position of the European Union”, and specifically to comment on possible, yet “to bear in mind the many Ukrainians who live in Portugal and, naturally, say to some that we accompany, and we accompany, Portuguese authorities – and in the case of Portugal with a community that is greater than other communities in other EU countries -, what is naturally greater they will feel”.
Asked what message he would send to the Portuguese who are in Ukraine, he replied that “the Portuguese are communicating, has been communicated by the Portuguese Governmentnamely by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs”.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa added that “Portugal follows exactly what is happening to its compatriots who are in all the authorities in its spirit – all the communities that are found in the Portuguese cranial region – the large community, which is present in its spirit, which is important in our country, with a larger dimension that perhaps exists in the EU“.
Several issues known to the press, despite being considered as President most of the times the Republic known, which is often the affirmation of importance by Portugal and several times.
“[É] what was agreed within the European Union and which was expressed, one by one, responsible for each State, in the case of the Prime Minister [António Costa]by written message, which I also take up in detail – because it is the position of the Portuguese State – I have just arrived in The Hague, where I will be received tomorrow, because it was already marked, by His Majesty the King, but I understand that at this moment there is nothing more to add”, he declared.
This Monday evening minister, António Costa, had already “vehemently” condemned the Russian of two separatist-controlled regions in Ukrainian territory and recognized or “total solidarity” with Ukraine.
This position was transferred by António Costa in a message he published on his Twitter account.
Russian recognition of Ukraine’s breakaway regions clearly violates the Minsk agreements and calls into question Ukraine’s two territorial regions. We strongly condemn this action and express our full solidarity with Ukraine.
— António Costa (@antoniocostapm) February 21, 2022
“Russian recognition of Ukraine’s breakaway regions clearly violates the Minsk agreements and calls into question two Ukrainian territorial authorities. We strongly condemn this action and express full solidarity with Ukraine”, wrote the leader of the Portuguese executive.
Before António, the Union (EU) of the European Union (EU) condemned the “serious President” of this part, Vladimir Putin condemned the “serious President” of international recognition in the Russian Putin’s recognition, of the independence of separatist territories from the European position , right recognized a western answer “unity and firmness”.
“The recognition of the territories of Ukraine and a republic are flagrant of international law, knowledge of Ukraine and the Republic of Ukraine”, Charles von der Le Ukraine and the European Commission.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, “ordering the mobilization of the Russian Army for Peace Attention” separatist territories pro-Russian, who are independent.
Putin issues two decrees asking the Ministry of Defense that “the Armed Forces” [assumam] as peacekeeping functions in the territory” of the “people’s republics” of Donetsk and Lugansk, according to a notification by the France Presse Agency (AFP).
The projects signed by the Russian State consultations also establish between Moscow and recognized as establishments of diplomatic relations and come into force from the moment of its republic, refer to the text of the Kremlin (Russian Presidency).
The West and Russia are currently a moment of heightened tension, with the Moscow regime accused of concentrating at least 150,000 troops on Ukraine’s borders, in an apparent formation for a potential invasion of the neighbour.
Moscow denies any war intention and claims to have part of the contingent in the area.
In recent days, the atmosphere between the two has worsened even further due to the increase in clashes between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country, in the Donbass region, where the war between these factions has been going on since 2014 .