“This morning, two cruise missiles hit Freedom Square. … Dozens were killed. This is the price of freedom,” Zelensky said, according to the translator’s interpretation.
seemingly moved to tears while translating an impassioned speech by the president of Ukraine at the European Parliament as Russia’s military invasion enters its sixth day.
Translating Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech live on Tuesday, the interpreter could be heard getting emotional. “This morning, two cruise missiles hit Freedom Square. … Dozens were killed. This is the price of freedom,”“We are fighting just for our land and for our freedom,” he continued.On Tuesday morning, the square in the heart of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, was struck by a missile, and the large explosion could be seen ripping apart cars.
Speaking via video link to the European Parliament, Zelensky went on to say that his citizens were fighting for their survival. “Nobody is going to break us,” he said. “We are strong, we are Ukrainians. We have a desire to see our children alive. I think it’s a fair one. Yesterday, 16 children were killed.”
Zelensky received a standing ovation from hundreds of diplomats at the European Parliament in Belgium. The parliament’s president, Roberta“We are fighting also to be equal members of Europe,” Zelensky said Tuesday. “The European Union is going to be much stronger with us.”one day after Zelensky asked for immediate EU membership as Russian troops encircled the cities in Ukraine, and much of Europe has rallied in support of Kyiv.
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