Resolution introduced in US Congress to recognize Russia's actions against Ukraine as genocide

"In the first week of its work, Congress paid significant attention to the fact that Russia is committing crimes every day in its war against Ukraine. A resolution has been reintroduced in the US House of Representatives, calling for the recognition of Russia's actions against Ukraine as genocide," Markarova wrote.

According to the Ambassador, this is the result of collaboration between the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington and a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives.

In particular, the preamble of the document states that the atrocities committed by Russian forces in Ukraine, including attacks on civilians, direct strikes on maternity hospitals and medical facilities, as well as the forced relocation of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians, including children, to Russia and occupied territories, meet the criteria outlined in Article II of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

The resolution condemns the genocide of the Ukrainian people by Russia and calls for the US, together with NATO and the EU, to support Ukraine in preventing further crimes. The document also supports tribunals and investigations to hold Russia accountable for war crimes and aggression.

Earlier, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution regarding Ukrainian prisoners of war. The PACE will work on their return.

In June, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) adopted a resolution recognizing Russia's actions as genocide of the Ukrainian people. The document also calls for the decolonization of the aggressor country.