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Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, a president in the middle of an existential conflict, took time-out to address Irish politicians today.

Please review their details and accept them to load the content. President Zelensky's address today made history: the first by a world leader to be delivered to the Dáil chamber via video link; the first by a war time leader speaking from his country's shell-damaged capital city; and by a president who knows that Russian forces are mustering in the east of his country and intent on continuing to unleash hell. President Zelensky had said that Ireland had "not remained neutral to the disaster" which had befallen his country. To loud applause, he said: "We have no quarrel with Russians and admire those opposing the war." Tánaiste Leo Varadkar asserted that "Putin and his apologists" had "raped and defiled the very principles of humanity". The Ukrainian president would not have been able to see Taoiseach Micheál Martin rise to his feet, with a badge pinned to his lapel with both Irish and Ukranian flags.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said that Ireland would support a complete ban on Russian coal, oil and gas.

"They are looking to occupy and subdue all of the Ukrainian people. "We are a militarily neutral country. He said: "Maybe you have not heard the names of these cities yet. We are not neutral when Russia disregards all of these principles. We are with Ukraine. "I am sure your leadership can make a difference and change this. "Please, I would like you to show more leadership in our anti-war coalition. "So, let's bring our efforts together. Those responsible will be held to account. Russia is deliberately provoking a food crisis, which will cause political turbulence and increasing refugees, he said. Speaking on RTÉ's Six One News, he said: "We've all seen the images. This is something we cannot come to grips with.

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“Ukraine will definitely not be what we wanted it to be from the beginning. I am confident that the question of security will be issue number one for the next ten years. “We will not be surprised if we have representatives of the armed forces or the national guard in cinemas, supermarkets, and people with weapons.

The Ukrainian president made a historic address to the Irish parliament.

We are not neutral when Russia disregards all of these principles. We are with Ukraine. “We are a militarily neutral country. Those responsible will be held to account,” the Fianna Fail leader added. “It should be held responsible for everything they have done on Ukrainian soil. This is something we cannot come to grips with.”

No one from the Russian Federation attended. The Ceann Comhairle introduced the Ukrainian president, who spoke in his native language from his office in Kyiv.

Smaller parties, such as the Social Democrats, PBP-Solidarity, Labour and three technical groups will have half this time apiece. Ireland has provided body armour and MRE rations to the Ukrainian armed forces thus far. The Ceann Comhairle will respond to the speech, followed by the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, and leaders of the Green and Sinn Féin parties, who will have six minutes each.

President Volodymyr Zelensky hushed the Dáil from Ukraine, on a day when the languages of the two countries intermingled inside and outside the chamber.

“And to have the very existence of our national identity questioned too. Those responsible will be held to account,” Mr Martin told the Dail. “We are a militarily neutral country. However, we are not politically neutral in the face of war crimes. For these reasons, we feel for the idealism of the Ukrainian people – their defiance and their determination to face down a new evil empire.” Irish and Ukrainian schoolchildren from St Joseph’s in the Dublin suburb of Fairview sang the national anthems of the two countries. Outside the gates of Leinster House in the Irish capital, a small group of Ukrainian supporters gathered to listen to proceedings. What Irish politicians heard was a demand for Irish and European support for the country in the face of Russian aggression. The voice of the Ukrainian leader, which has been heard in parliaments all the way from Brussels to Washington, was replaced by that of a translator. “Russia will have to live with the shame of what they have done in Ukraine for generations. President Volodymyr Zelensky hushed the Dáil on Wednesday all the way from Ukraine, on a day when the languages of the two countries intermingled inside and outside the chamber. Those sentiments came not from Mr Zelensky himself, but from the politicians who pledged solidarity to the people of Kyiv, Mariupol, Bucha and a host of other war-torn towns.

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You have chosen to apply for EU membership,” he added. We are with Ukraine,” he added. We are not neutral when Russia disregards all of these principles. “We are a militarily neutral country. He said he is sure Europe can stop this war. Mr Martin said Russia will have to live with the “shame of what they have done in Ukraine for generations” and said those responsible for the atrocities will be held to account.

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During his conversation with Turkish TV, Zelensky said, "They will not be able to hide all of this and bury all of these Ukrainians who died and who are injured. that the world will see what is going on there." While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

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In 2003, for example, the Bush administration attempted, but failed, to obtain a second council resolution authorizing military action in Iraq, fueling the claims of opponents that the subsequent war was illegal. Zelensky proposed a conference to discuss reform of the United Nations and the Security Council -- an oft-mooted idea that never goes anywhere. Russia, as a permanent member of the Security Council, can effectively veto investigations into its own alleged crimes.

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On Wednesday China said images of civilian deaths in the Ukrainian town of Bucha are “deeply disturbing” but no blame should be apportioned until all facts are known. “This is NOT happening,” she said in a text to i. “ Reports of Russia using mobile crematoriums to cover up the killing of civilians in the besieged city of Mariupol emerged on Wednesday. Mariupol City Council said the Kremlin had “ordered troops to eliminate any evidence of crimes perpetrated by its army” in the besieged port in southern Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian authorities, between 150 and 300 bodies may be in a mass grave by a church in the northern town of Bucha. Russia has called accusations of war crimes a “monstrous forgery”. Head of the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine, Oleksandra Matviichuk said the sanctions “don’t go far enough”. She cited Russia’s central banks as saying the sanctions would cause the economy to shrink by up to 8 per cent, “which is nothing compared to the atrocities and destructions Russia has been carrying out in Ukraine.”

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“Ukraine will definitely not be what we wanted it to be from the beginning. “We will not be surprised if we have representatives of the armed forces or the national guard in cinemas, supermarkets, and people with weapons. I am confident that the question of security will be issue number one for the next ten years.

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“The decision by the leadership of People Before Profit to oppose sanctions in the face of evidence of war crimes in Bucha, Kharkiv and across the region is, frankly, a disgrace. However, People Before Profit’s four representatives failed to join in. After criticism of his party’s failure to applaud the Ukrainian president, Mr Carroll, a former MLA for West Belfast and an Assembly candidate, said he “stood with the people of Ukraine and [stood] with them in their struggle against the Russian imperialist invasion”.

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By late 2018 he was a household name in Ukraine and on New Year’s Eve of that year, he announced his intention to run for the presidency. He billed himself as an anti-corruption and anti-establishment politician for the people. Zelensky has called on Putin to meet him face to face for discussions about ending the war, asking him: “what are you afraid of?” and has also called on the EU and Nato to fast-track Ukrainian accession in light of the Russian invasion. In the lead-up to the invasion, Zelensky was downplaying the chances of full-scale invasion to the media and to Ukrainians, despite warnings from the US that all the signs pointed to a Russian invasion in late February. Once Russia struck Kyiv and many other major cities with missiles and troops began pouring into Ukraine, Zelensky vowed that every inch of Ukraine would be defended and the country would never give in to Russian terms and that he would never flee. It was through Kvartal 95 that Zelensky first assumed the role of a president, when he played a fictional role of Ukrainian President in a TV show Servant of the People which was a huge hit in Ukraine and aired for four years on national television.