"We recommit ourselves to preventing suffering" – Biden's statement in memory of victims of Holodomor

US President Joe Biden has released a statement in memory of the victims of the Holodomor in 1932-1933.

Source: White House

Quote: "We mark the solemn anniversary of the Holodomor as the brave people of Ukraine continue to defend their freedom and Ukraine’s sovereignty against Russia’s brutal war of aggression.  Ninety years ago, the inhumane polices of Joseph Stalin and the Soviet regime created the "death by hunger."  Millions of Ukrainians—men, women, and children—suffered and starved to death between 1932-1933 because of a man-made famine.  Stalin and his regime systematically seized Ukraine’s grain and farms and transferred Ukrainian grain to other parts of the USSR as a tactic to repress Ukraine’s national identity."

Details: Biden also emphasised that today, Ukraine's agricultural infrastructure is once again being targeted: this time by Vladimir Putin, seeking to conquer and seize power.

As the US president said, Russian troops are trying to destroy the economy and independence of Ukraine, deliberately damaging fields and destroying Ukrainian granaries and ports.

He also noted that this is not just an attack on Ukraine's economic security, it is a cynical attack on food security everywhere: "Putin is hurting the world’s most vulnerable communities, for Russia’s profit."

Quote: "On this anniversary, we remember and honour all those, both past and present, who have endured such hardship and who continue still to fight against tyranny.  We also recommit ourselves to preventing suffering, protecting fundamental freedoms, and responding to human rights abuses whenever and wherever they occur.  We stand united with Ukraine."

Background:

• On 25 November, Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs published some unique criminal case materials relating to cannibalism during the Holodomor of 1932-1933.
• Also, on this day, Ukraine’s military and political leaders, religious leaders and European leaders took part in a series of events commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor of 1932-1933, a genocide of the Ukrainian people.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is convinced that Russian President Vladimir Putin would subject Ukraine to another famine, akin to the Holodomor of 1932-33, if he could.

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