PACE recognises Holodomor as genocide

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.

I am grateful to @coe Parliamentary Assembly for recognising the 1932-1933 Holodomor as genocide against the Ukrainian people. Restoring historical justice and paying tribute to Holodomor victims sends a message that justice is inevitable for all past and present Moscow’s crimes. — Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 12, 2023

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".

I thank @PACE_News for recognizing Stalin’s 1932–1933 Holodomor as an act of genocide against the Ukrainian people. It is also important that PACE encouraged all @coe and other parliaments to follow suit. This is a morally, historically, and politically right thing to do. pic.twitter.com/28cd021RYY — Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) October 12, 2023

Background: 

• As of now, Holodomor has been recognised as the genocide of the Ukrainian people by the parliaments of about 30 countries in the world, as well as by the European Parliament.
• The Italian Senate voted in July to recognise Holodomor as the genocide of the Ukrainian people.

Ukrainska Pravda is the place where you will find the most up-to-date information about everything related to the war in Ukraine. Follow us on Twitter, support us, or become our patron!