Oles Horodetskyi, president of the Ukrainian Christian Association and leader of the Ukrainian community in Rome. called Italian MPs to expand country’s aid to Ukraine. Horodetskyi was speaking at a conference on “Prospects for the EU Two Years After Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine” at the invitation of Anna Askani, Deputy Speaker of the Italian Chamber of Deputies.
“I expressed my gratitude to the Italian parliamentarians for their continued support to Ukraine, especially for the recently approved aid package. I called on the parliament to step up military support. Delays continue. The only way to achieve peace is to force the invaders to leave Ukrainian territory. is a war for Europe. Putin wants to destroy Europe, and Ukraine is defending it at the cost of human lives,” Horodetskyi stressed.
The meeting, which was moderated by the Deputy Director of La Repubblica, was attended by Italian parliamentarians and senators, Natali Tocci, Director of the Institute of International Relations, historian Professor Andrea Graziosi, Deputy President of the National Assembly Anna Ascani, Vice-chair Peppe Provenzano participated. ” Newspaper Francesco Bay.
Leaders of the Ukrainian community in Rome used the occasion to call on the Italian Chamber of Deputies to recognize the 1932-1933 Holodomor as a genocide of the Ukrainian people. “The Italian Senate has already recognized the Holodomor as a genocide of the Ukrainian people,” Holodetsky explained.