The PS warned this Friday that peace on Russia’s terms would be temporary and “only delay the fatal disappearance of Ukraine as a sovereign state,” while the PSD said “the Russian aggressor must realize that he is not breaking democracy.”
In a thematic debate in the Assembly of the Republic on the situation in Ukraine a year after the Russian invasion, PS deputy Sergio Sousa Pinto intervened and warned that “the revisionist power, confident in its strength, cannot be appeased, it can only be held by force and, if necessary, met with weapons” .
“The peace dictated by Putin’s Russia will always be a temporary peace, a peace that will not be worth the paper on which it is signed, a peace that will only delay the fatal disappearance of Ukraine as a sovereign state,” he warned. , a performance that received a standing ovation from PS, PSD, and IL.
The Socialist recalled “responsibility to history and past experience”, saying that “Putin returned to Europe the fateful year 1938, a decisive year for peace and war, which opened the door to the most tragic massacre in history.”
“If the courage and self-sacrifice of the Ukrainian people, as well as the support of the West, weaken, and the current situation on earth freezes in fact, if not directly, Ukraine as a free nation will perish, as Czechoslovakia perished,” he said. compared, recalling that “the European democracies of that time handed over Czechoslovakia to the aggressor.”
According to Sérgio Sousa Pinto, anyone who wants a lasting peace in Europe must “prepare for the grim possibility of war, since international law is not without deterrence, that is, force and readiness to apply it in the event of a challenge to peace.” international order.
“We must make the necessary sacrifices today to save our children from the far worse victims of tomorrow,” he argued, believing that “the armed world is the only viable world in an anarchic world, defiant of the law and forever threatened by the most vile instincts of man today just like in Roman times.”
The PS deputy believes that “it is unfortunate that those who hesitate, who do mathematics, who profess peace at any cost, do not realize that they are facing a person with the mentality of the 18th century.”
From the side of the PSD, Parliament leader Joaquim Miranda Sarmento was the first to speak, beginning with the words “solidarity with all the victims of this war” and paying tribute to the resilience and courage of the Ukrainian people.
“Ukrainians said they did not bow to threats, force and violence. (…) They were not alone and not lonely,” he stressed.
Those who believe “in freedom, democracy and European construction”, according to the SDP MP, cannot but “be proud of the unity with which Europe has responded to the support of Ukraine”, warning that “there is a long way ahead”. go go.”
“We know that the coming months will be very difficult for Ukrainians, but the Russian aggressor must understand that he does not break democracy, he must understand that Europe is united in defending Ukraine, and he must understand that for us, Europeans, Ukraine is part of Europe,” he said.
According to Miranda Sarmento, “the Russian aggressor must realize that the time in Europe when a sovereign state invaded another sovereign state is long over”, an intervention that drew thunderous applause and ended with “Glory to Ukraine”.
This Friday, many deputies wore a bow in the colors of Ukraine on their clothes.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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