Namuhla i-Europe Day igujwa eBrussels, eStrasbourg nakuyo yonke i-European Union. Kuphawula isikhumbuzo sesikhumbuzo se-Schuman Declaration, ngo-1950, esabeka umbono wokubambisana okusha eYurophu. Futhi namuhla ngize ukugubha uSuku lwaseYurophu embizeni encibilikayo yesiko nomlando waseYurophu: I-Odesa, idolobha lapho uPushkin ethi "ungazizwa iYurophu". Khona lapha, lapho abantu base-Odesa bevikela khona izikhumbuzo zabo ezinhlamvu namarokhethi, njengoba nje abantu base-Ukraine bevikela inkululeko yabo odlameni lwaseRussia.
Ngo-May 9th Ngo-1950, eminyakeni emihlanu ngemva kokuphela kweMpi Yezwe Yesibili, uRobert Schuman washo ngokuduma ukuthi, 'IYurophu ayizange yenziwe, saba nempi.' Ngakho-ke ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthula, uSchuman kanye nedlanzana lababoni baqala ukwakha i-European Union. Futhi kusukela lapho, sekubusa ukuthula lapho izizwe zase zilwa zodwa amakhulu eminyaka.
Njengoba sikhuluma, impi iphinda ihlasele eYurophu. Impi evela kwelinye ikhulu leminyaka, impi enzima lapho izwe elilodwa, iRussia, lihlasele izwe elingumakhelwane elizimele, i-Ukraine. Lapho izikole zakho, izibhedlela namadolobha kuqhunyiswa khona ngamabhomu. Lapho abantu bakho behlukunyezwa, badlwengulwa futhi bebulawa igazi elibandayo. Kodwa futhi lapho abantu bakho bephikisana ngesibindi, njengalo mfana omncane engahlangana naye emasontweni ambalwa edlule eBorodyanka. Wangitshela ukuthi wabhekana kanjani nobudlova abubona lapho idolobha labo libuswa amasosha aseRussia.
I-Kremlin ifuna "ukusebenzisa" umoya wakho wenkululeko nentando yeningi. Kodwa ngiyaqiniseka ngokuphelele ukuthi abasoze baphumelela. Ngize e-Odesa ngoSuku LwaseYurophu ngomyalezo owodwa olula: Awuwedwa. Simi nawe. Ngeke sikuphoxe. Sizoba nawe isikhathi eside njengoba kuthatha.
Futhi sizokusiza ukuthi wakhe izwe lesimanje, lentando yeningi. Izwe elibheke phambili, elilungele ukwamukela ngokuqiniseka ikusasa lakho laseYurophu, ikusasa lethu elivamile laseYurophu, indawo yakho emndenini wethu ovamile waseYurophu. Futhi nginomyalezo engiya kuzakhamizi zakithi kuyo yonke i-European Union: Ukuthula kwethu, ukuchuma kwethu, ikusasa lezingane zethu - nazo zisengozini lapha e-Odessa. Lapha e-Ukraine.
I-Slava yase-Ukraine.
Phila isikhathi eside eYurophu.
