Thousands of people are demonstrating against the war in Prague. President Zelensky spoke to them
/ PHOTO GALLERY / Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the people of European countries not to overlook Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
From a demonstration on Wenceslas Square on March 4, 2022.
| Photo: Deník / Radek Cihla
If Ukraine falls, the whole of Europe will fall, Zelenysky said through a telebridge of participants in today’s demonstration on Wenceslas Square, organized by the Millions of Moments in Ukraine, which was attacked by the Russian army. His call was also directed at participants in similar demonstrations in other European cities.
“If we win, and I am sure we will win, it will be a victory for the whole democratic world, it will be a victory for freedom, a victory for light over darkness, for freedom over slavery,” Zelenskyj said. His words were rewarded by thousands of participants in the Prague event with a standing ovation and a call.
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The Ukrainian president called on the European nation to support Ukraine’s efforts to fight Russian aggressors. “Please do not keep quiet, do not ignore what is happening, support Ukraine,” Zelensky said in a speech in English, which was translated into English.
According to the Greens, all those who demonstrate in European cities have become Ukrainians. He specifically named Prague, Paris, Lyon or Tbilisi. “You are all Ukrainians today and I thank you for that,” said the Ukrainian president, who paraphrased the statement of US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy during his visit to Berlin in 1963.
In his speech, Zelensky praised soldiers, doctors and those who take care of children affected by the Russian invasion, which began eight days ago. “This is the heart of Ukraine that opposes evil,” he said. He observed a minute’s silence in memory of soldiers, firefighters and police who fell in battle for their country and performed heroic deeds. He then devoted another minute of silence to the memory of the hundreds of civilian victims who died in the Russian attacks and sacrificed their lives for their country.
During the demonstration, a number of personalities spoke in support of Ukraine and against the Russian invasion. Catholic priest Tomáš Halík stated that Zelenskyj deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. On the contrary, he spoke of Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “Kremlin war criminal.”