Iconic buildings around the world lit up in blue and yellow in support of Ukraine

Iconic buildings from various countries around the world were illuminated in the early hours of this Friday with the ukrainian flag colors, always year of the illegal invasion of Russia.

blue and yellow Since ukrainian flag were found in a multitude of buildings in the main European capitals, such as Paris, Brussels or Madridas well as in several embassies.

In Paris, the spectacular Tour eiffel It displayed its more than 300 meters high to be illuminated in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, sending a clear message of support to all Ukrainian people in the face of brutal Russian aggression. France announced last week that it will send AMX-10 light battle tanks to Ukraine, whose role will be to attack enemy vehicles and for armed reconnaissance tasks.

“One year after the start of the war, Paris reaffirms its unwavering support for the Ukrainian people!“wrote the mayor of the city, Anne Hidalgo, on her social networks.

Another of the iconic European buildings that was lit up in support of Ukraine was the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

“We illuminate our facade with the colors of the Ukrainian flag In support and solidarity with the Ukrainian people and the victims of war started a year ago after Russia’s aggression,” the Spanish Congress account wrote on Twitter.

The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, arrived in kyiv on Thursday to meet his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodimir Zelenskyand convey your country’s support to Ukraine.

“I return to kyiv a year after the start of the war“Sánchez wrote on his Twitter account. “We will stand by Ukraine and its people until peace returns to Europe.”added the leader, who posted a video getting off a train and walking along the station platform in the Ukrainian capital.

This is Sánchez’s second visit to Ukraine since the start of the invasion.

The first of these visits took place on April 21, when, as today, Sánchez traveled to Poland in a Spanish Air Force plane, then went to the train station from where the night train was leaving, taking him to the Ukrainian capital.

He Toledo City Hall in Spain, he also expressed his solidarity with Ukraine and with those who fell in the first year of the Russian invasion. Defense Minister Margarita Robles is expected this Friday to preside over an act at the Infantry Academy in honor of all those who died in this illegal Russian offensive rejected by at least 140 countries in the world. HIM.

New York’s iconic skyscraper surprised many by lighting up blue and yellow lights symbolizing paradise over a golden field of Ukrainian wheat, according to event organizers. Empire State Realty Trust.

Last year, this building was illuminated in the colors of the Ukrainian flag when Russian troops, on the orders of Vladimir Poutineunilaterally decides to invade Ukraine.

“The Empire State shines tonight in yellow and blue, the colors of the Ukrainian flag, in support of its people,” the New York building’s Twitter account wrote on Friday. 102 floors and more than 400 meters high.

He australian government announced on Friday the sending of military assistance, which includes the deployment of drones, for Ukrainian troops and new sanctions against Russia, the first year of the illegal invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine.

The drones “will provide battlefield intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” Defense Minister Richard Marles said in a statement.

This military assistance program, in addition to previous deliveries of ammunition, artillery and almost 100 armored vehicles, coincides with the graduation of 200 Ukrainian soldiers trained in Australia, under the training program UK-led multinational.

Throughout the war year, the Ukrainian flag spread to all corners of the world in the hands of protesters, in official government buildings, as well as on many balconies of private houses.

Since February 24, 2022, the Ukrainian flag has been a seal of European unity against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

(With information from Europa Press)

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