Tuesday, 8 March 2022
Members statements
Russia-Ukraine war
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Table of contents
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Bills
- Domestic Animals Amendment (Reuniting Pets and Other Matters) Bill 2021
- Domestic Animals Amendment (Reuniting Pets and Other Matters) Bill 2021
- Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Bill 2021
- Major Events Legislation Amendment (Unauthorised Ticket Packages and Other Matters) Bill 2021
- Service Victoria Amendment Bill 2021
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Bills
- Domestic Animals Amendment (Reuniting Pets and Other Matters) Bill 2021
- Domestic Animals Amendment (Reuniting Pets and Other Matters) Bill 2021
- Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Bill 2021
- Major Events Legislation Amendment (Unauthorised Ticket Packages and Other Matters) Bill 2021
- Service Victoria Amendment Bill 2021
Russia-Ukraine war
Mr T SMITH (Kew) (12:55): The flag of Ukraine flies proudly above this Parliament, and I pay tribute to you, Speaker, for that gesture of solidarity with the people of Ukraine, who are currently being butchered, murdered, assaulted and attacked in their homeland by a marauding invader, Putin’s Russia. On this International Women’s Day I pay tribute to the women of Ukraine. Twenty per cent of the Ukrainians who have taken up arms against the Russian invaders are women. Ukrainian women are fleeing with their children and their parents. They are hiding in shelters; some are being indiscriminately murdered by Russian soldiers. The Russians have gone there to ‘denazify’, according to Vladimir Putin, Ukraine. They forget that the president of Ukraine, Zelenskyy, that hero, is a Jew—a direct descendent of Holocaust survivors.
This crime against humanity must stop, and our country should provide as much support as humanly possible to the people of Ukraine. NATO must do more. The women and children of Ukraine must be defended. Ukraine’s sovereignty must be respected. The fighting spirit of the Ukrainian people is an inspiration to me and to freedom-loving people all over the world. Slava Ukraini.