Zelenskyy discusses recognising Great Famine of 1932-33 as genocide with UK Prime Minister

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have discussed the possibility of the UK recognising the Holodomor (the Great Famine) as a genocide of the Ukrainian people.

Source: President Zelenskyy during a press conference with the UK prime minister in Kyiv

Details: Zelenskyy noted the significance of the conversation taking place shortly before the day that commemorates the victims of the 1932-33 Holodomor. [Holodomor Memorial Day is observed on the fourth Saturday in November.]

"This is particularly important right now, as the Kremlin is once again committing genocidal acts against the Ukrainian people. This question has to be discussed in great detail. We believe that justice will be served," the president said.

The UK prime minister, for his part, commended the courage of the Ukrainian people, saying that it was an inspiration to the whole world.

Previously: Dmytro Kuleba, the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, called on the Netherlands to recognise the Holodomor as a genocide of the Ukrainian people.

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