The Verkhovna Rada proposes to recognize Russia’s war crimes in the war against Ukraine as genocide of the Ukrainian nation. The draft resolution has been registered and is on the parliament’s website,
KYIV. UkraineGate , 6 ,April , 2022 | Ukraine News
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The draft resolution is based on the fact that the Russian Federation has resorted to deliberate actions aimed at the destruction of the Ukrainian nation – mass torture, killing of civilians, destruction of residential buildings, livelihood infrastructure and so on.
The text of the document states that Russia is the successor state of the USSR. She was responsible for the genocide (Holodomor) of 1932-33 and the deportation of the Crimean Tatar people in 1944. And also for the current Nazi political regime in Moscow.
Also taken into account are the appeals of the Mariupol City Council of April 1, 2022, numerous pieces of evidence of war crimes of the Russian Federation in Bucha, Volnovakha, Irpen, Mariupol, Okhtyrka, Kharkiv, Chernihiv and many other places in Ukraine.
In addition, it is proposed to instruct the law enforcement agencies of Ukraine to investigate the genocide and bring the perpetrators to justice. To call on other countries and international organizations to facilitate the military investigation of the crimes of the Russian Federation, as well as to apply the harshest sanctions against it.
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“Recognize the ongoing criminal actions of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine since February 24, 2022, genocide of the Ukrainian nation,” the text of the document reads.
Let’s add
On April 4, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) faction submitted a draft statement to the Russian State Duma alleging “recognition of the genocide of Russians in Ukraine.”
Deputies of the State Duma claim that Ukraine has been committing a crime of genocide against the Russian population living in the territories of the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic for eight years.
Context
Russian occupation forces illegally invaded the territory of the sovereign state of Ukraine and began bombing civilians in various parts of the country on February 24 at 04:40 am.
The Kremlin authorities justified their crimes by “the location of Ukrainian troops on the territories of maternity hospitals, hospitals, kindergartens and residential areas.”
On March 16, the UN International Court of Justice ruled in the case of Ukraine v. Russia, ruling that Russia must immediately cease hostilities in the country.
However, the Kremlin called the decision “unfair” and representatives of Moscow did not appear at the hearing in the International Court of Justice in The Hague on the claim of Kiev.
After the liberation of the territory of Kyiv region by Ukrainian soldiers, it became known about the brutal crimes of the racists against the civilian population. This is evidenced by the mutilated corpses of men, women and children. Most of them, including children, had their hands tied.
Photographs confirming the crimes of the racists spread around the world and shocked the leaders of other countries.
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that everyone involved in this atrocity will be held accountable and punished.
Source: Ukrgate