PACE recognises Holodomor as genocide

Thursday, 12 October 2023, 19:54

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has voted for the recognition of Holodomor as the genocide of the Ukrainian people.

Source: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, on Twitter (X); European Pravda

Details: "Restoring historical justice and paying tribute to Holodomor victims sends a message that justice is inevitable for all past and present Moscow’s crimes," Zelenskyy tweeted, expressing his gratitude for this decision.

Kuleba also thanked PACE for recognising Stalin’s Holodomor [artificial famine of the Ukrainian people – ed.] of 1932-1933 as an act of genocide in his post.

"It is also important that PACE encouraged all Council of Europe members and other parliaments to follow suit. This is a morally, historically, and politically right thing to do," Kuleba noted.

The decision was made with 73 votes "for" and one "against".

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