The chairman of the parliament considered this Friday that Ukraine has “not only the right, but also the duty to defend itself with weapons” and said that “civilized countries” should “support those who defend themselves” and condemn those who attack.
At the beginning of the thematic parliamentary debate on the situation in Ukraine, which takes place just on the day of the anniversary of the conflict, Augusto Santos Silva defended that “war is a horror”, and “a legitimate and effective way to manage and resolve conflicts by political and diplomatic means, as well as with the application of international law”.
“But when one of the parties provokes a war by attacking the other side militarily, as Russia does in Ukraine, the latter has not only the right, but also the duty to defend itself with arms in hand. And civilized nations should support those who defend themselves, condemning those who attack,” Santos Silva said to the applause of the PS and PSD benches.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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