The Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis defended the government’s handling of the Ukrainian crisis during yesterday’s – almost six-hour – debate in the Parliament, which was held in soft tones with the opposition parties opposing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis clarified that Greece unequivocally condemns Russian aggression and stands on the side of Ukraine: “We can not stand indifferently to any authoritarian leader who wants to paint the borders alone” was a characteristic abomination of Mr. Mitsos’s speech. while calling the Russian invasion “irrational and unhistorical.”
Elsewhere in his speech, he said that Greece has always been “on the right side of history and that is what we are doing now.” Equal distances do not fit. “Either you will be at peace and international law or you will be against them.”
Regarding the sending military equipment to Ukrainea point on which SYRIZA’s criticism is focused, the prime minister was also clear, saying that it was a European decision with the exception of states that have constitutionally guaranteed neutrality.
The prime minister added: “But even if there was no European decision, our decision is the right one. We have more reasons to support Ukraine with defense equipment than many other European countries. Not only as a sign of solidarity, but because we are proving that in the context of an allied relationship, we will be able to claim corresponding support if we are not provoked. The argument is clear. “
Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s speech also contained messages to Turkey. In particular, he said that “we can not allow any imitator of revisionism to act in our area.”
“Today’s debate is our explicit warning that we will not allow any imitator of revisionism to operate in our region,” he said.
According to his deuterology, Mr. Mitsotakis, however, appeared open to the possibility of a communication with the Turkish president, saying: “I have met three times with President Erdogan. I am ready to meet at any time and indeed this circumstance might have favored a meeting. I am not opposed to such a perspective. We come with faith in the strength of our arguments and the additional precedent of how important alliances are. “Everyone has realized that revisionism in practice can come at a huge cost.”
Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Russia to immediately stop the war and put itself among the countries facing it, while referring to the EU he said that “the current crisis can be an opportunity to take a step forward and align its economic development with its strategic priorities “.
Mr. Mitsotakis stated that Greece is ready to receive refugees and called on non-governmental organizations to be active in this direction as well.
Tsipras: No trivialities are allowed
For his part, the leader of the official opposition, Alexis TsiprasHe called on the government “not to engage in acts that will bring against us not Putin but the Russian people.”
“The pogrom against Russian citizens is wrong, the ban on participation in sports events as well as the ban on Russian cultural events is wrong. “Just as Beethoven was not banned, so Tchaikovsky cannot be banned in Greece,” Tsipras said.
The president of SYRIZA blamed the prime minister because without a meeting of KYSEA and without informing the parties, the government proceeded to send military equipment to Ukraine.
“Your rhetoric does not take into account the position of Greece and the specificity of our geographical position, as well as our national interests,” he said and continued:
“Frivolity is not allowed, even if your motives are the most noble. “You are not allowed to decide for yourself,” he told the prime minister.
There is no one man authority, commented the president of SYRIZA and added: “We have seen the recent results”.
Mr. Tsipras stressed that everyone must unequivocally condemn the invasion of the Russian Federation, the violation of the territorial sovereignty of Ukraine, the “unacceptable revisionist logic” on which it is based, to express its full solidarity and solidarity with the families of our expatriates who were killed during the Russian invasion.
“We must be very clear that President Putin’s actions are and will be to the detriment not only of humanity, but also to the detriment of the Russian people and their interests,” he said.
Katrinis: Convening of a Council of Political Leaders
For his part, the leader of the Parliamentary Group of the Movement for Change Michalis Katrinis, raised the issue of convening the Council of Political Leaders: “If the Council of Political Leaders is not convened now, then when?” he wondered and called on the prime minister to convene it in order to send a “strong message and determination”, he said.
During his deuterology, he asked a series of questions, such as what was the country’s request at Thursday’s summit, whether we asked for the exemption for defense, the pandemic and the energy subsidy account, whether we formally requested a change in its terms. stability pact.
And, given the opportunity, he clarified that PASOK will support the national effort for the survival of the vast majority of citizens.
On the issue of armaments and at the end of his speech, M. Katrinis addressed the president of SYRIZA, and criticized him because he insists, as he stated, not to admit his mistake for not voting in favor of the armaments as a whole.
The next period will be very crucial in terms of diplomacy, foreign relations and the realization of the expressed will for political unification of the EU, said Mr. Katrinis and stressed that national solidarity, seriousness, responsibility and above all a sense of patriotic duty will be required – ” And this is what a faction says, which, like no other, believed, believes and supports European integration.
It did it in 2000 with the country’s accession to EMU, it did it in 2010 on its own, supporting the country’s stay in the hard core of the big European family, it does it whenever it needs to because it has a stable orientation and strategy. “Because he is not tempted to adopt micropolitical tactics, as New Democracy and SYRIZA did in the previous turbulent years.”
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