“The draft resolution on the recognition of Russia’s actions against Ukraine as genocide was submitted to the US Congress. The first bill of the 119th convocation of the US Congress calls for the recognition of Russian actions as genocide of the Ukrainian people. The document condemns the Russian war crimes and calls for support for Ukraine together with NATO and the EU.”, — write on: unn.ua
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According to Markarova, this was the result of interaction between the Embassy of Ukraine in Washington and a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives.
The preamble of the document states that the atrocities committed by Russian troops in Ukraine, including attacks on civilians, direct attacks on maternity hospitals and medical institutions, as well as the forced transfer of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians, including children, to Russia and the occupied territories meet the criteria outlined in Article II of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
She also noted that the operative part of the document condemns the Russian Federation for committing acts of genocide against the Ukrainian people, calls on the United States, in cooperation with NATO and EU allies, to take measures to support the Ukrainian government in order to prevent further acts of Russian genocide against the Ukrainian people, and supports tribunals and international criminal courts. investigation to hold Russian political leaders and military personnel accountable for aggressive war, war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide
Let me remind you that the draft of such a resolution was already presented in the Congress of the 118th convocation (February 24, 2023), the ambassador reminded.
The ambassador emphasized that the list of war crimes of the Russian Federation is growing every day and that this genocide against the Ukrainian people can only be stopped by resolutely repelling aggression through weapons for Ukraine and sanctions for the Russian Federation:
Currently, the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine has opened 170,090 cases related to crimes related to the aggression of the Russian Federation (151,698 related to war crimes).
Ukraine has officially registered 13,729 dead civilians, 26,706 wounded, including: 596 dead children, 1,728 wounded children.
4,057 criminal proceedings related to war crimes against children were registered. More than 19,000 forcibly displaced Ukrainian children have been identified.
The General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine registered 331 cases of sexual violence related to the conflict: 213 against women, 118 against men.
Russian troops destroyed and damaged 158,434 residential buildings, 3,739 educational and children’s institutions, 908 medical institutions, 643 cultural objects, 204 religious objects, 8,233 energy and communication objects.
Thousands of Ukrainians are in captivity in Russian prisons – 16 thousand people are officially recognized as missing.
“Thank you congressmen for introducing this important resolution! All crimes of the Russian Federation should be reflected in American legislation to ensure the punishment of Russian criminals and prevent such terrible crimes in the future,” Makarova summarized.
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The Senate of the Czech Republic recognized the mass deportation of Crimean Tatars as an act of genocide. The decision was supported by 70 senators out of 76 present, joining other countries that have previously made a similar recognition.