Zelensky to Deliver Video Speech from Korea Tomorrow... What Message Will He Send?

Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, announced on the 3rd (local time) in a video speech from the capital Kyiv that he has approved the establishment of a special judicial body to investigate war crimes committed by Russian forces.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, will deliver a video speech at the National Assembly of South Korea on the 11th.

Lee Kwang-jae, chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee of the National Assembly and a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced on the 6th that Zelensky’s video speech will be held at 5 p.m. on the 11th in the main auditorium of the National Assembly Library and will be broadcast live on National Assembly TV.

According to Representative Lee, this speech was discussed at the National Assembly level for the purpose of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, and was proposed to the Ukrainian side with the consensus of ruling and opposition lawmakers, making it possible.

Since his speech to the British Parliament on the 8th of last month, President Zelensky has been appealing for condemnation of Russia and support for Ukraine through video speeches to major countries every day.

In particular, it is evaluated that he has increased the appeal by linking the historical pains experienced by each country with the situation in Ukraine. In the United States, he cited human rights activist Martin Luther King, while in Germany he referred to the fall of the Berlin Wall, and in Israel he mentioned the Holocaust committed by Germany during World War II, gaining favorable responses.

In his speech to the Finnish Parliament on the 8th, he emphasized the shared suffering of the two countries by referring to the Winter War. The Winter War was an event that occurred in November 1939, shortly after the outbreak of World War II due to Germany’s invasion of Poland, when the Soviet Union suddenly invaded Finland, leaving a painful mark in modern Finnish history. At that time, the Soviet Union threatened the Baltic States (Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania) with force, deprived them of sovereignty, annexed them, and then made similar threats to Finland, which were rejected. Consequently, the Soviet Union, relying on its overwhelming military power, invaded Finnish territory.

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