A group of Ukrainian lawmakers have flown the flags of a number of Western states in parliament to celebrate the shipment of weapons to the country amid fears of a potential Russian invasion.
The legislators, from several different parties, took the floor of the Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, on Tuesday, holding the flags of the US, UK, Canada, and various European countries. “We would like to thank our partners, who stand side by side with Ukraine encountering Moscow’s aggression and invasion,” Sophia Fedina of the European Solidarity party announced.
“We thank them for the understanding that Moscow’s attempt to rebuild the Soviet empire is a threat not only to Ukrainian territorial integrity and sovereignty, but also to democracy, human rights, and international security,” the MP went on. She broke off as the chamber’s presiding officer asked her to speak Ukrainian, not English.
Another speaker took her place and declared, also in English, “It’s popular to say that Ukraine is like Afghanistan. No, it’s not. For centuries we were fighting for our independence.” She was then also rebuked for not speaking in Ukrainian.
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