the president of Russia, Vladimir Putinannounced the beginning of a military operation in this Ukraine to protect people from “abuse and genocide” of the Ukrainian Government for eight years.
“The Donbass people’s republics approached Russia with a request for help. In connection with this (…) I made the decision to conduct a special military operation. Its goal is to protect people who are subjected to abuse, genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years, and for this we will seek to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine and bring to justice those who committed numerous bloody crimes once morest peaceful people, including Russian nationals.”said Putin in a television speech.
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In the case of Ecuador, Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Holguín commented that compatriots in Ukraine are being registered. Tomorrow (Thursday) the coordinators of each city will be contacted to jointly evaluate the actions to follow.
“They have our commitment that we work to assist them efficiently and in a timely manner,” he stressed.
According to data from Chancellery, there are 700 Ecuadorians residing in Ukraine. Sinedo Kiev (capital), Zaporizhia, Lviv, Kharkiv and Vinnytsia are the cities with the highest presence of compatriots.
We continue to register our compatriots in Ukraine. They have organized themselves and tomorrow we will connect with the coordinators of each city to jointly evaluate the actions to follow. They have our commitment that we work to assist them efficiently and in a timely manner. pic.twitter.com/RXybkGMjxz
– Juan Carlos Holguin (@juancaholguin) February 24, 2022
In an emotional address to the nation, the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy He rejected Moscow’s claims that his country was a threat to Russia and warned that a Russian invasion might cost tens of thousands of lives.
“The people of Ukraine and the government want peace”Zelenskyy said in Russian. “But if they attack us, if they try to take away our country, our freedom, our lives and those of our children, we will defend ourselves. When they attack us, they will see our faces, not our backs.”
Zelenskyy He said he asked to set up a call with Putin on Wednesday night, but got no response from the Kremlin.
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