The German government believed that Kyiv had to insist on the international courts that Russia committed genocide during its aggression in Ukraine. This was stated by the Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany Tobias Linder on October 21, 2022.
Source: The Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany Tobias Linder
“The crimes that Russian troops commit in Ukraine should be qualified as genocide, and with such qualification, they should be brought to court. And only then the court should decide whether these are crimes against humanity or genocide. The President of Russia has repeatedly denied the existence of Ukraine and Ukrainians,” the politician emphasized, explaining that it was about genocide.
Tobias Linder told about the bombing of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, where many civilians died, as an example of genocide in Ukraine.
“We know that a huge number of people were killed in Mariupol, and those who remained have no electricity, food, and water. How can we evaluate this crime?” Explained the Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany.
Tobias Lindner also considers the mass deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia an episode of genocide. He also emphasized that Germany “knows very well what genocide is” because it has a similar sad page in its history.
See also: The Russian Federation supports the genocide of Ukrainians at the state level
