The Portuguese Association of Ukrainians this Friday thanked Foreign Minister João Gomes Cravinho for the country’s support for Ukraine and called for a review of foreign policy to “prevent Russian aggression.”
In a letter sent to the Minister, the Association asks the Minister to “revise the foreign policy of Portugal in order to prevent the continuation of the barbaric and merciless Russian aggression.”
For the Association, only “by common and uncompromising forces, the Russians will liberate the prisoners and the territory they occupied in Ukraine.”
The letter, signed by the President of the Association Pavel Sadokha, also emphasizes that at this stage of the war, the Portuguese government has always been on the side of the Ukrainian people, both in Ukraine and in accepting refugees.
“During your last visit to Kyiv, on the day of Ukraine’s independence, Your Excellency showed courage and solidarity with the Ukrainian people when Russian forces threatened new acts of aggression,” it says.
The Association recalls that the Russian Federation “continues to violate any international agreements on the treatment of prisoners of war.”
“On August 31, Your Excellency decided to support within the framework of the European Union the end of the visa facilitation process for Russian citizens to the European Union. This does not prevent compatriots in Ukraine from continuing suffering, death, violations and victims of Russian aggression,” the letter emphasizes.
According to the Association, everything that consists of “compromises” from the West only reinforces Vladimir Putin’s conviction that “he manages to remain unharmed, despite the cruelty of his actions.”
The military offensive launched by Russia on February 24 in Ukraine has already caused nearly 13 million people to flee — more than six million internally displaced people and almost seven million to neighboring countries, according to the latest UN figures. the worst in Europe since World War II (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion, justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin as the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security, was condemned by the international community at large, which responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Russia.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
