Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, dr. Robert Golob.
President, dear colleagues, dear Ukrainians!
It is not easy to be here.
It is one thing to hear about what has happened in this place.
But it is something entirely different to actually be here and feel it.
Such experience makes you think about many things.
About who we are as people.
And about what is right and what is wrong.
Let me therefore say loud and clear that it was not right
for Russia to attack Ukraine.
The argument of power cannot and must never overwhelm over
the power of argument.
And it was also not right that here in Bucha
the Russian aggressors took it out on innocent people.
War is not and cannot be an excuse for inhumanity, lawlessness and impunity.
It is therefore all the more right that we all stand by you in this hour of need.
It is our duty to help you in your just fight for freedom.
It is also our duty to support you in your search for justice.
There can be no justification for aggression and war crimes,
only just punishment
for those who committed the crimes.
This war is unprovoked and unnecessary.
It has been forced upon all of us.
But it has also united us.
Today we are all Ukrainians.
Your flag is now our flag.
In Slovenia, it flies in front of all government buildings.
Including the Prime Minister's Office.
Let me conclude by saying that today we are united as never before.
Together with you, we are also of Cossack descent.
And together with us, you will again rule your country.
Slava Ukraini!