/ Staff writer, with CNAForeign representative offices in Taiwan yesterday held film screenings to mark the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The annual Europe Festival to celebrate Europe Day opened yesterday in Taipei with a focus on showing solidarity with Ukrainians.
“Today, more than ever, is the time to appreciate the values that formed the European Union,” such as equality, freedom, human dignity and solidarity, European Economic and Trade Office in Taiwan (EETO) Director Filip Grzegorzewski said at the opening ceremony.
The EU condemns in the strongest possible terms the unprovoked, unjustified invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Grzegorzewski said, adding that the aggression has killed thousands and displaced millions.
“We stand firmly by Ukraine and its people, and [as we] celebrate today the Europe
Taiwan hopes that the world would sanction China like it is sanctioning Russia for its war on Ukraine if Beijing invaded the nation, Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said yesterday.
Ukraine’s plight has won broad public sympathy in Taiwan due to what many people view as the parallels between what is happening in the European country and what could happen if China ever uses force to bring the nation it claims as its own under Chinese control.
Speaking to reporters in Taipei at an event to mark the founding of what would become the EU, Wu said it was important
STANDING TOGETHER: Taiwan’s support of Ukraine and its neighbors since the start of Russia’s invasion has been ‘very remarkable,’ the Italian representative said/ Staff writer, with CNA