Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-10-22-Speech-3-464"
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"en.20081022.24.3-464"2
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"Madam President, we are talking about this man-made famine now, 75 years after the events, because, if we do not talk about it now, then it could become like the dark midnight of justice. It is still two hours to midnight now, but we are building the future. We cannot build that future on wobbly foundations. It has to be built on a solid foundation, and a solid foundation means the truth. The future cannot be built on lies, which would be like building it on sand.
It does not really matter how many people died in Ukraine. What matters is that the victims of that man-made famine – the Ukrainian populace – feel that justice is being done, because we have to restore people’s faith in justice. Otherwise, we cannot build a just society and they cannot believe in a future. All victims’ cries have to be heard, regardless of whether they are the victims of Nazism, apartheid, slavery or Communism.
This House stands for the fundamental values of humanity. We cannot send out an ambiguous message. That is why we have to be truly unbiased, however painful that might be politically for us. Otherwise we are not defending human dignity. It is very alarming that, in Russia today, history is being rewritten, so how can we build a common future? It is a fitting time for us to discuss Ukraine now, because at this very moment, in 2008, Ukraine needs help. It needs hope for a better future, which means accession to the EU one day."@en1
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