April 24, 2015

Rada resolution on Russia’s aggression

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KYIV – Ukraine’s Parliament on April 21 adopted a resolution “On Repelling the Armed Aggression of the Russian Federation and Overcoming its Consequences.” The aim of the resolution is to establish the legal foundation for consolidated claims against the Russian Federation in connection with Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. The statement demands that the Russian Federation: immediately withdraw all units of its armed forces from Ukraine and cease any support for terrorist organizations in eastern Ukraine; immediately release all hostages, POWs and illegally detained citizens of Ukraine; return the Ukraine-Russia border to joint control; immediately return annexed Crimea and Sevastopol to Ukrainian control; fully compensate Ukraine for all damages as a result of armed aggression; prosecute and punish all those guilty of planning, preparing and implementing aggression against Ukraine and those guilty of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. In the event of refusal by Russia, Ukraine asserts its right to appeal to the International Criminal Court to investigate the events from the onset of Russian aggression on February 20, 2014. The resolution reads, “In the event of refusal by the Russian Federation to stop its armed aggression against Ukraine, Ukraine’s Parliament calls upon the international community to strengthen sanctions against the Russian Federation as an aggressor state and accelerate the provision of financial aid and the delivery of weapons to Ukraine, based on the fact that, in opposing Russian armed aggression, Ukraine has stood in defense of a united, democratic Europe and the entire free world.” (Ukrainian Canadian Congress, censor.net)

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