The National Assembly of France, which is the lower house of the French parliament, on March 28 adopted a resolution in which it recognized the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as a genocide of the Ukrainian people.
The document was supported by a majority of 168 votes. The resolution states that the Holodomor was an artificially induced famine, differing in its scale compared to other regions of the Soviet Union, and “claimed the lives of about 4 million Ukrainians, mostly peasants.” This was reported on the website of the French Parliament.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has already responded to the historic decision. On Twitter, the head of state thanked France for its strong contribution to exposing the crimes of totalitarian Russia, both past and present.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stressed on Twitter that with this historic vote, the French Parliament made it clear that such crimes will never be forgotten and should never be repeated.
The press service of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine reported on Telegram that only 26 countries have already recognized the Holodomor as genocide, 11 of which have been in the last year. The parliament notes that such decisions are historical justice and proof that even after 90 years the world is not silent, recognizing a crime as a crime.
Recall that in February Bulgaria recognized the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as genocide of the Ukrainian people. This decision was supported by 134 parliamentarians, and 26 voted against. The Parliament also voted that every last Saturday of November will be the Day of Honoring and Remembrance of Holodomor Victims in Ukraine.
Source: Racurs
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