Let us not forget that today is the day when we congratulate the brave Ukrainian Defense Forces, who are fighting for the values that we share and often talk about in this hall. Fighting shoulder to shoulder with them are the soldiers of the Russian Volunteer Corps, who should also be represented on this platform to ensure fair representation.

I see his system as an enemy. Making Putin solely responsible as the enemy is dangerous rhetoric that has been devised in the West. Something like that is bound to be abused later on. Of course Putin is an enemy, but he is only one of many.

Without war, this regime wouldn't last long, even with such a docile population. Putin says it himself: 'You have to hang in there a little longer. It's not easy, but our country is making world history. We are a powerful nation once again. What more could you want?“ To us, that sounds like a joke. But if you live there and hear that story 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, coming out of every iron, you'll start to believe it.

Russian volunteers are also fighting on the side of the Ukrainian army. They are pure-blooded Russians from the Russian Volunteer Corps. The Kremlin and Moscow consider them terrorists, although, given the totalitarian conditions in Russia, they represent a popular national liberation movement.