Madam Speaker of the Saeima! Honourable Members of the Parliament! Excellencies, distinguished guests! Today, we commemorate the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. However, we know that the war began much, much earlier. We regard 2014 as the beginning of the war. In a few days’ time – on 26 February – Ukraine will observe the Day of Resistance. This is the day when the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol began. Russia has…
Madam Speaker of the Saeima! Honourable Members of the Parliament! Excellencies, distinguished guests! Today, we commemorate the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. However, we know that the war began much, much earlier. We regard 2014 as the beginning of the war. In a few days’ time – on 26 February – Ukraine will observe the Day of Resistance. This is the day when the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol began. Russia has invaded Ukraine. It has torn the country apart, devastated people’s lives and, for a time, stolen part of its territory. But that does not mean that these territories belong to Russia. Even though they are in Russia’s thieving grasp, they are part of…
