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Portrait of Volodymyr Zelenskyy Volodymyr Zelenskyy Speech by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Parliament of Japan (2022)

When Russia destroyed peace for the entire Ukraine, we immediately saw that the world is truly against the war. Truly for freedom. Truly for global security. Truly for the harmonious development of every society. Japan has become the leader of this position in Asia. You immediately started working to stop this brutal war started by the Russian Federation. You immediately started working for peace in Ukraine. Hence, in Europe. And this is really very important. It is important for everyone on Earth.
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Portrait of Volodymyr Zelenskyy Volodymyr Zelenskyy Speech by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Parliament of Japan (2022)

Russia has used more than a thousand missiles against peaceful cities in Ukraine. Countless bombs. Russian troops destroyed dozens of our cities. Some were burned to the ground. In many towns and villages that have come under Russian occupation, our people cannot even bury their murdered relatives, friends and neighbors with dignity. They have to bury them right in the yards of broken houses, near roads, anywhere where it is possible...
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Portrait of Volodymyr Zelenskyy Volodymyr Zelenskyy Speech by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Parliament of Japan (2022)

So that Russia seeks peace. And stops the tsunami of its brutal invasion of our state, Ukraine. It is necessary to impose an embargo on trade with Russia. It is necessary to withdraw companies from the Russian market so that the money does not go to the Russian army. It is necessary to help our state, our defenders, our soldiers who are holding back Russian troops even more. It is necessary to start thinking about rebuilding Ukraine already now. About the return of life to the cities destroyed by Russia and the territories devastated by it.
People need to go back to where they lived.
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