On Thursday, the 15th of December, the European Parliament declared in an official resolution that holodomor, which is believed by many to be an intentional and artificially created famine organised by Soviet politicians in Ukraine in 1932 and 1933 – was a genocide of the Ukrainian people, as reported by the parliament’s press-secretary Jānis Skrastiņš.
The resolution was passed with 507 votes in favour, 12 against and 17 MEPs abstaining.
In this resolution MEPs condemn this action that led to millions of Ukrainians dying. MEPs urge all countries and organisations that have yet to recognise holodomor a genocide to do this now. MEPs also express sadness that 90 years after holodomor Russia once again commits horrible crimes against the Ukrainian people.
The European Parliament state that rehabilitation and glorification of the totalitarian Soviet regime and restoration of Stalin’s cult in Russia has culminated with modern Russia becoming a country that sponsors terrorism.
MEPs also condemn the terrible crimes Russia has committed against the Ukrainian people. This includes the destruction of Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure.
In the passed resolution MEPs also draw parallels with the Soviet Era and condemn Russia’s regime for breaching Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as attempts to destroy Ukraine as a national country, its national identity and culture.
The ongoing war in Ukraine has caused a global food crisis. MEPs accuse Russia of destroying and looting Ukraine’s grain warehouses and impeding Ukraine’s grain exports to the poorest countries of the world.
MEPs also invite EU member states and third countries raise awareness of holodomor and other crimes committed by the Soviet regime.
Th European Parliament also condemn Russian regime’s manipulations with historic memory and invites the Russian Federation as the successor of the Soviet Union to officially recognise holodomor and apologize for this and other crimes.