President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the first real result of the visit of the First Lady of Ukraine to the United States was a draft resolution on the recognition of Russia’s actions in Ukraine as genocide.
Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy
“A few months ago, our expert group chaired by Yermak and McFaul suggested recognizing Russia’s actions against Ukraine as genocide. And here is the first real result of the visit of the First Lady of Ukraine to the United States – US Senators presented a draft resolution on the recognition of Russia’s actions in Ukraine as genocide,” he said.
The resolution states that Russia’s actions in Ukraine, which include forced deportation to Russia and the targeted killing of Ukrainian civilians during mass atrocities, are genocide against the people of Ukraine. The senators introduced the resolution shortly after Olena Zelenska delivered an address directly to the US Congress.
According to the draft document, the US Senate condemns Russia for committing acts of genocide against the people of Ukraine; calls on the United States, together with NATO and EU allies, to support the government of Ukraine to prevent further acts of Russian genocide against the Ukrainian people; supports tribunals and international criminal investigations to hold Russian political leaders and military personnel accountable for the war of aggression, war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
