Association president does not understand how the PCP continues to exist in Portugal
The president of the Ukrainian Refugee Association (UAPT) said this Saturday (30) that he does not understand how Portugal continues to have a party like the PCP, nor why organizations do not filter the people who work there.
Association leader Maksym Tarkivskyy comments on the news released by Expresso that craniums were removed and received in the municipality of Setúbal by pro-Putin Russians, during the “thanks to Portugal to Portugal” initiative, which took place at Praça do Comércio, in Lisbon, between 17 people and 10: found out of 90: two 0 two out of 17 people, and another 100 found out of 0 two out of had, and at 10 scorching sun.
Asked to comment on the topic, the president of the governmental organization began by saying that he had tried not, “perhaps by mistake, to get” this association into this matter, which he asserted was “completely wrong”.
Tarkivskyy, who has lived in Portugal for 20 years, the country where he finished school, went to college and works, said he did not understand “how Portugal, a democratic country, continues to have a party like the PCP”.
And accused: “It’s a party that is basically at this moment even the war, I don’t understand
“It’s hard for me to understand how they don’t filter – chambers, organizations… -, they don’t filter people within associations”. “Who are the ones who do and are the ideas, what are the president of the Ukrainian Refugees, what are elaborated by the UAPT in statements to Lusa.
“Or I saw a lady still saying: Ukrainians must say that a situation, a war, a complicated situation, and now, suddenly, they have to feel” the situation in Portugal, which he confirmed.
Knowing that Portugal is one of the most welcoming countries, it’s a little bad to feel for us here that there are serious cases of this kind”, considered.
And he ended the matter so that in his organization there are no pro-Russians: “We don’t have any people who have a pro-Russian position, and all Russians who don’t have any form of problems whatsoever that we have a black image are going to have graves, let’s go to court.”
In the initiative of 200 people in Praça do Comércio, the anthems and Ukraine were played and unfolded like two flags, which formed a united heart, presenting a shadow for the children who played in the place.
In this, several Ukrainians were accompanied by their children and even the animals, in a concentration where the sun was still shining.
“This initiative today is exactly to thank the Portuguese for their help and for the will and for the support they are giving today”, because Portugal “at this moment is one of the best to help our country”, underlined Maksym Tarkivskyy, after to speak in Portuguese.
“I want to thank all the Portuguese for your willingness to help, to feel with us the difficulties that my home country is suffering”, he concluded.
Asked if there is anything else Portugal can do to help Ukrainian refugees, the association’s president highlighted the issue of rents.
“What is most needed here in Portugal at the moment is to still have the will and at least to lower rent prices and make it easier,” he said.
This is because “there are many people who find themselves in a situation of not being able to pay six to 12 months at once and, in these cases, the three Portuguese do not accept that they pay as a first outfit, two, lace. because not everyone has the ability to have that value from one moment to the next”, warned Maksym.
Among several people present, a mother and daughter – Inessa Balazh and Emiliya Balazh – stood out in the crowd, with the latter holding a sign that read “Save Mariupol” (“Save Mariupol”, in English).
Inessa has lived in Portugal for about 19 years, has family here and claims to be “very integrated” in Portugal.
About today’s importance, the rating of “very important will thank you because, in fact, many people of initiative today are” today’s citizens. “They gave support and this organization has done a lot for our refugees, so it’s important to spread the word and thank them for all the support,” added Inessa Balazh.
“We feel a deep pain” about “we feel a deep mouth from Ukraine, that we can’t help anymore”, re.
As hope is the last to die, Inessa believes that in the end Ukraine will win: “I believe that we will win, with the help of the whole world”.
Emiliya, on the other hand, stood out in Mariupol, not visible on the poster she was holding, because “and she is in a situation, the crisis that is actively in a situation, it is horrible what is happening to people and it is important to know” and that information about this is released. , for “how to help in any way”.
Emiliya was born in Ukraine and has lived in Portugal for 13 years, having spent a good part of her life in her country of origin, she said. “As my mother was saying, it’s a deep pain [ver o que se passa na Ucrânia]cream me a lot, every day I think”, he confessed, because it is his country, his people.
“Everyone has helped a lot”, even people who didn’t have much, added the young woman, who remains hopeful that Ukraine will win this conflict.
“All together, I believe we will make it”, he concluded.