Belgium-Ukraine: The carriage is waiting

En français in Italiano

U4U, 28 November 2022

New Zealander Peeni Henare has just travelled 17,000 kilometres. He made the journey from Wellington to Kyiv where he met his Ukrainian counterpart, Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov. As the Belgian singer-songwriter Julos Beaucarne once had it, “the couriers await”. And they are still waiting. They have been waiting for more than 270 days. Ludivine Dedonder, Henare’s and Reznikov’s Belgian counterpart, has still not managed the 2000 kilometres between Brussels and the Ukrainian capital. Lire la suite

Belgique-Ukraine : les convoyeurs attendent

In English in Italiano

Le Néo-Zélandais Peeni Henare vient de parcourir 17.000 kilomètres. Il a fait le voyage de Wellington à Kyiv où il a rencontré son homologue ukrainien, le ministre de la défense Oleksii Reznikov. En Belgique, pour le dire avec Julos Beaucarne, les convoyeurs attendent. Toujours. Ils attendent depuis plus de 270 jours. Ludivine Dedonder, l’homologue belge de Henare et Reznikov, n’a toujours pas parcouru les 2000 kilomètres séparant Bruxelles de la capitale ukrainienne. Lire la suite

Aiuti belgi all’Ucraina, una vergogna

In English en Français

Strade, 28 Ottobre 2022

« Di fronte a questa aggressione russa e a questi crimini di guerra, la sfida di fronte alla quale si trova l’ONU è quella di adempiere alla sua missione. A tutti i presenti in quest’aula, a ciascun Paese, un giorno verrà chiesto: cosa avete fatto per fermare tutto questo? Cosa avete fatto per proteggere il popolo ucraino? Avete fatto finta di niente o avete agito? In questo conflitto non c’è spazio per la neutralità ». Lire la suite

Belgian aid to Ukraine: a disgrace

En français in Italiano

The Lithuania Tribune, October 28, 2022

In the face of this Russian aggression and war crimes, the UN is challenged to fulfil its purpose. Everyone in this room, every country, will one day be asked: What did you do to stop this? What did you do to protect the Ukrainian people? Did you look the other way, or did you act? In this conflict, there is no room for neutrality. […]” 1 This is Belgium’s official position on the aggression against Ukraine, as reiterated by Belgian prime minister Alexander De Croo at the United Nations General Assembly last September. Lire la suite

Notes:

  1. Speech by Belgian prime minister Alexander De Croo at the United Nations, 24 September 2022

Aide belge à l’Ukraine : la honte

In English  in Italiano

« Face à cette agression russe et à ces crimes de guerre, l’ONU est mise au défi de remplir sa mission. Tout le monde dans cette pièce, chaque pays, se verra un jour demander : Qu’avez-vous fait pour arrêter ça ? Qu’avez-vous fait pour protéger le peuple ukrainien ? Avez-vous détourné le regard, ou avez-vous agi ? Dans ce conflit, la neutralité n’a pas sa place. […] » 1 Lire la suite

Notes:

  1. Speech by Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo at the United Nations, 24 septembre 2022