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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, unfortunately, all the hair-splitting that I have heard emanating from one side of the House does not help us to get at what I believe is the heart of the problem: that in Ukraine, justice is being used for political purposes, and Yulia Tymoshenko is suffering the consequences. The only alternative to this situation is for Yulia Tymoshenko to be freed.
I do not believe that anything more needs to be said, given that any other sensible comments – of which I have heard several – risk casting a smokescreen over what is actually happening in that country. I believe the time has come for all of us to cooperate together, including the sporting authorities, for even if it is true that a boycott would not work, it is equally true that the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the event organiser, in particular, must add its voice to the calls on the government in Kiev to release Yulia Tymoshenko.
For some years, UEFA has promoted its own campaign, called ‘Respect’, to combat discrimination in all its forms. I believe that ‘respect’ means respect for the truth that lies in every human heart, and therefore, in effect, the exercise of justice in the interest of the individual, whoever they may be.
That is why we must fight this battle together, because a strong Europe, one that demands truth, freedom and justice for Yulia Tymoshenko, is the Europe that we want and – I am quite sure – that Ukrainian citizens want, too."@en1
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