“The visit is symbolically very important to Ukrainians, because we feel that we are not alone and that military support is coming,” Ukrainian MP Lisa Yasko advised India Today TV.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 20, 2023 18:48 IST
Ukrainian MP Lisa Yasko sought India’s assist to struggle Russia
By India Today Web Desk: Joe Biden’s shock go to to Ukraine at the moment is “symbolically very important to Ukrainians because we feel that we are not alone and that military support is coming”, Ukraine MP Lisa Yasko advised India Today TV.
“It’s almost a year since the attack. And today, the fact that Joe Biden secretly arrived on an unannounced visit is symbolically very important to Ukrainians, because we feel that we are not alone and that military support is coming. That is something that is very much needed,” Yasko mentioned.
Even as international locations globally have prolonged army help to Ukraine, it’s not sufficient, Yasko mentioned. “If it was enough, the war would be over. So that means it is not enough and we need to keep fighting to protect our freedom. We also need to make sure that Russia will not be attacking again and that requires a lot of effort from the united world,” she mentioned.
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Yasko additionally sought assist from India and mentioned: “I am also asking for India’s help. We really need your support.”
Several cities within the war-torn nation proceed to be with out electrical energy and heating, whilst temperatures dropped to minus 10 levels. However, the east and the south of Ukraine are the worst affected, the MP mentioned.
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“The conditions in the east and the south are very hard. There are a lot of, a lot of deaths, destroyed villages, destroyed lives, destroyed infrastructure, destroyed roads, destroyed factories, and destroyed farms,” she mentioned.
“Life in Kyiv is very special because in some ways life goes on here. But in other ways, there is no electricity. Most times there is no heating. There is no water in most of the buildings. Many of us, including me, are not able to live in our homes. Air shellings happen quite often. It’s very scary,” she mentioned.
Russia invaded Ukraine in a pre-dawn assault on February 24, 2022.
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Feb 20, 2023
