Marc Botenga
Belgian politician and the first Member of the European Parliament (MEP) elected for the Workers' Party of Belgium.
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“You're inviting the Taliban to Brussels. So for years you told us we cannot speak, we cannot negotiate with Russia. We cannot discuss with Putin because he occupies illegally Ukraine. True, then again you're still friends with Israel who also occupy a lot of countries in the region. No but you say the Putin regime is authoritarian. True again, then again many of your trade partners are as well, that never stopped you. [...] What do you do now in the name of these values? You invite the Taliban to Brussels, red carpet. And you want to offer them on a silver plate Afghan refugees that ran away from them. That is playing with their lives. [...] Never again claim that your foreign policy is based on values.”
— Speech in the European Parliment
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