Zelensky appreciates Japan’s “decisive” action but asks for more help: “We must guarantee that there is a tomorrow”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. – PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE

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MADRID, 23 (EUROPE PRESS)

The Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, thanked this Wednesday what he considers a “decisive” action by the Japanese authorities in the framework of the Russian invasion of Ukraine but has asked Tokyo to “continue like this” to “guarantee that there is a tomorrow “.

“I am grateful to Japan and ask it to continue like this, trying to stabilize the situation, forcing Russia to achieve peace, stopping the tsunami against Ukraine,” he said in a message to the Japanese Parliament.

His speech comes hours after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida left the country for Brussels, where a G7 summit will be held on Thursday. The Ukrainian president is the first foreign leader to address deputies electronically, according to information from the Kiodo news agency.

“He does everything possible to ensure that there is a tomorrow,” the president said before stressing the need to “prevent Russia from obtaining resources for its war machine.” “People should live where they want to live: in their own cities, in their own country,” he has asserted regarding the exodus caused by the war.

“I know that you share our desire that these people return to their land,” he asserted. For this, he has urged “to create new tools that guarantee the prevention of more acts of aggression.”

Thus, he has indicated that Japan, as “a leader in this type of activity, can do a lot for Ukraine and the world.” “We will reform the international institutions, I am convinced that we will have the support of Japan”, he has qualified her. “We know your history, we know that you can restore harmony and protect and defend culture. Ukrainians appreciate your culture,” he said.

TRADE EMBARGO

The Ukrainian president has also called for the imposition of a trade embargo against the Russian government to ensure that the funds do not reach the Russian Army and are destined for the war. “It is necessary to impose an embargo on trade with Russia, it is necessary to remove Russian companies from the market,” he has said.

On the other hand, he praised the work of the Ukrainian Army, which he described as “heroic” and accused Russia of using “thousands of missiles against the peaceful cities of Ukraine.” “Countless bombs. Russian troops have destroyed dozens of cities. Some have been reduced to ashes,” she said.

Zelenski has warned that many cities have fallen into the hands of the Russian Army, so the Ukrainians “have not even been able to bury the dead.” “Thousands of people have died, including 121 children,” he stressed.

Likewise, he has attacked the UN Security Council, which he has accused of “doing nothing”. “What can they do? It has to be reformed. They need an injection of honesty, to become effective,” he said.