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UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR Zelenskyy has called on European countries again to support the country’s fight against the invading Russian military.
Zelenskyu appeared on video as he addressed thousands of people protesting against the war in several European cities – naming among them Paris, Prague, Lyon, Frankfurt and others.
He asked the big crowds not to be silent about what is going on in his country.
“Don’t turn a blind eye on this,” he said. “Come out and support Ukraine as much as you can,” he said though a translator.
“If we fall, you will fall,” he said.
Simone Rodan-Benzaquen / TwitterPrésident @ZelenskyyUa speaking to the demonstrators in Prague !pic.twitter.com/miv60wapZW
— Simone Rodan-Benzaquen (@srodan) March 4, 2022
“And if we win, and I’m sure we’ll win, this will be the victory of the whole democratic world, this will be the victory of our freedom, this will be the victory of light over darkness, of freedom over slavery,” he said.
“And if we win we will become as blossoming as Europe and Europe will be flourishing more than ever.
“All of you are Ukrainians today, thank you for this.”
Mikheil Saakashvili / TwitterVolodymyr Zelensky address to tens of thousands of Georgians gathered to support Ukraine! pic.twitter.com/HFaRLzCrgK
— Mikheil Saakashvili (@SaakashviliM) March 4, 2022
More than 1.2 million people have left Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began, according to the UN refugee agency.
More than 165,000 people left the country yesterday, down slightly from Wednesday’s count and well under the nearly 200,000 on Tuesday, which amounted to the peak one-day outflow of people from Ukraine since the conflict started.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees’ data portal on Ukraine showed that the majority, about 650,000, had gone to neighbouring Poland, and roughly 145,000 had fled to Hungary.
Another 103,000 were in Moldova and more than 90,000 in Slovakia.
UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo said “we know that the majority are women, children and the elderly”.
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They’re supposed to be elected as public representatives. What could be more important than meeting this person.
Simple Simon running for cover again and using another outrage towards Irish women as cover. What a waste of space…..
Jesus Christ but can’t women in this country catch a break…
@Vigo The Carpathian: considering a lot of men on here are voting No and even joke about our bodily autonomy (not to be mixed up with theirs which is taken for granted). No.
Maybe the fact that this latest information is mainly about older women is a factor in his decision not to bother meeting them or their representative ? So perhaps the minister is ageist as well as incompetent ?
He’s a journalist for heavens sake, how would he even remotely have any idea what the hell is going on with women’s problems like this & be able to give any reassurance to these unfortunate women?
Well due to the appalling mess that is the HSE the minister is clearly a very busy man, running from one emergency to the next. At least there are no fatalities associated with this one. BTW whats with the Journal telling me this post “This may be perceived as toxic 4.2/10″ would you not take a flying one……
@Austin Rock: That’s just typical of a man to make such a statement, have you in any way , any idea what these women suffer, but sure hey “ there’s no fatalities “ so it’s grand!
@Colette Kearns: to be fair he said no fatalities associated with this one in reference to the smear test debacle in with there are fatalities. In no way did he say it’s ok because there are no fatalities
@Dave O Keeffe: He showed he doesn’t have a clue about the issue, the pain and suffering women have to go through when problems arise. All he’s concerned about is excusing Harris ignoring these women.
I do agree with him about this “Toxic” rubbish that apperars while i’m typing a comment.
That’s shameful of Harris and he wants us to vote and hand over the 8th too! VOTE NO
@Maeve Wall: ah look another new account
@Maeve Wall: go away.
I wonder what advice could any of the female journalists on here give to men with problems with their prostate or similar . Funny how nothing like that is going on (t g ) but it’s always the women that suffer. As the saying goes “ it’s a mans world “ & they want to keep it that way. ( thankfully not all men tho)
Can’t help but notice the way J.B. Is standing!!
What was so important that it had to be cancelled? Is the matter being raised too soon after the cervical cancer scandal and Fine Gael is trying to create some time distance between one and the other?
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Further breast examination tests taken previously, have been reported to up questioned also. This too is being kept on a profile by a certain group of newspapers – little or no reporting. The public deliberate left in the dark again?
Bloody hell our health system has a serious problem treating women for female specific issues. Is the woman’s body a new thing to the HSE?
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