Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity.
Just like you, I was totally appalled by the statements of Mr. Robinson. I'm ashamed that he stated that in front of this committee. He shamed this hearing with that statement by trying to equate what is being done by the Ukrainian army and what is being done by the Russian army. The Ukrainian army fights in accordance with international law. The Russian army violates every international principle on a daily basis. Everything that comes out of Putin's mouth is a blatant lie. He lies as he breathes. To relay and to equate the victim with the aggressor is to do a total injustice to and to shame a process where people like you are looking for ways to stop a genocidal war.
I'd like to quote South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and I'd like Mr. Robinson to remember this. He said when injustice is being committed and you remain neutral, you have sided with the oppressor. Through Mr. Robinson's statement before this committee, alleging without any reliable evidence and stating that the atrocities are committed by both sides, he has essentially sided with the oppressor before this committee.
That is a shame.