Zelensky said that his people were fighting for their survival.
“Nobody is going to break us,” he said. “We are strong, we are Ukrainians. We have a desire to see our children alive. I think it’s a fair one. Yesterday, 16 children were killed.”
“We are also fighting to be equal members of Europe,” Zelensky emphasized. “The European Union is going to be much stronger with us.”
On Monday Zelensky had asked for immediate EU membership as Russian troops encircled Ukrainian cities. And much of Europe has been rallying to support the now war-torn country.
He was given a standing ovation by hundreds of diplomats at the EU.
The president of the parliament, Roberta Metsola, told diplomats that she welcomed Ukraine’s application for EU membership and would work toward it.
Ukraine plight creates ripples
100 members from 40 countries of the United Nations walked out of Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s speech at the Human Rights Council on Tuesday.
Hacktivist group Anonymous reportedly hacked into Russian TV yesterday and told viewers that Putin really was attacking civilians. And Russian soldiers were also dying.
