President Volodymyr Zelenskyi on Thursday, while addressing the parliamentarians of Austria, which is a militarily neutral state, emphasized the impossibility of maintaining a morally neutral position regarding evil.

 During the speech, President Zelenskyі invited Wolfgang Sobotka, the speaker of the lower house of the Austrian parliament, and other parliamentarians to Ukraine so that they could see for themselves what the Russian war has brought to Ukraine.

 "To see this means to understand our people. To understand how important each individual vote is in support of international law and Ukraine when these issues are discussed at the UN General Assembly, the European Parliament or other international platforms.

 We must understand the importance of not being morally neutral against evil. It's not about geopolitics... It's about always being human and protecting humanity," said the head of state, whose speech with a German translation was broadcast by the website of the Austrian parliament.

 Zelenskyі thanked Austria for humanitarian aid to Ukraine, support for the energy sector, demining, and for the rehabilitation of Ukrainians who suffered from Russian aggression.

 As a neutral country, Austria does not support Ukraine with weapons, but provides various other assistance.

 Zelenskyi's address to the Austrian parliamentarians was planned as early as last year, but it never happened due to the resistance of the far-right Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ).

 It is noteworthy that with the beginning of Zelenskyi's speech on Thursday, FPÖ deputies left the plenary meeting hall.