Parliament will close ranks with Zelenski and Sánchez assures his support against Putin's "crimes"

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The President of

today by videoconference

just 24 hours after having verified the massacre perpetrated by Russian forces in the town of Bucha and having accused Vladimir of "war crimes" and "genocide". Putin.

His speech before deputies, senators and ambassadors of the member countries of the

and

will be answered by the President of the Government who will guarantee humanitarian, financial and arms support to the people and to the Ukrainian resistance against the "fanatical" and "criminal" project. » of the Russian leader whom Pedro Sánchez assimilates with a «far right» enemy of the values ​​of European freedom and democracy.

He will also ensure

's support for the opening of an investigation in the

so that "war crimes" do not go unpunished.

Zelenski intervenes before the

in a format practically identical to the one that has already been followed in a dozen countries.

With his words, the Ukrainian president urges Western nations to stand up to the enemy that is devastating his country, warning that Ukraine could be the gateway to the rest of

for Putin .

The Ukrainian leader has been lowering his aspirations aware that the allies will not intervene militarily in his defense to avoid a conflict on a global scale, but his message on this occasion takes on special relevance because it comes just after the world has shaken with the images of death and devastation in the liberated towns near

and when the citizens of the European Union begin to suffer the economic effects of the war and the political and social instability that it brings.

The president assimilates the Russian threat with the "far right" that is gaining ground in the EU

Discordant voices are not expected in Congress today despite the fact that the approach that the political forces give to the Russian invasion contains many nuances, mainly among the most radical groups in the Chamber.

Thus, Vox is accused of maintaining close financial and ideological ties with the oligarchic and power circles closest to the

with the aim of combating social, equality, immigration and climate policies.

Relations that Sánchez himself tacitly assumes when he equates the Russian autocrat with the extreme right-wing formations, an “enemy”, he assured yesterday in the

, “who dresses up in different clothes” to “attack minorities, exalt the subjugation of women, despise the care of the planet and the environment and attack the rights of workers and their representatives.

In short: "Oppose the European project and insist on destroying it."

This parallelism, in the case of Vox, is fueled by the relations it maintains with extremist forces in the EU such as the one led in Hungary by

, a traditional ally of Putin and whose electoral victory, this Sunday, has been warmly greeted by

.

Vox has tried to dismantle the accusations of its alleged links with Putin's entourage by being the first to request Zelenski's intervention before Congress.

He has also condemned the war and advocates sending weapons to Ukraine.

Precisely this last position, the sending of war material to the Ukrainian resistance, is the one that has confronted the minority partner of the Government, United We Can, and some of its allies with the majority of parliamentary forces and with the position maintained by the partners of the European Union.

The war in Ukraine has revealed once again the opposition of these formations to the

and to the increase in defense spending that now, following in the wake of

, Sánchez promises.

The

have advocated a diplomatic solution to the conflict despite having shown that attempts at dialogue with Putin have ended in failure and have received more attacks and destruction in response.

His position has been seen by some as equidistant and a sign that the embers of the old affinities with Soviet imperialism are still alive.

The opposition accuses Sánchez of covering up his "mismanagement" with the war in Ukraine

However, the close support that Zelensky has received in the

, in the French

, in the

, in the German

, in the

... and the shocking images of what happened in Bucha slow down any temptation to voice discrepancies.

With everything, the reproaches and nuances of each other will remain today in the reserve.

Neither group will speak in Zelensky's presence.

His intervention is minutely measured for security reasons.

The act will not last more than half an hour.

It will be opened with a few words by the president of the Congress Meritxell Batet, who will make a brief reflection on the "barbarism" that Putin has unleashed and the need for Europe to face his threat with "unity".

The intervention of the President of the Government, according to sources in the Chamber, has been planned at the request of Ukraine, with whose ambassador to Spain,

, Sánchez met yesterday in

.

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