The European Parliament has declared Russia a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ over its war on Ukraine, reported AFP, and urged the 27-nation EU to follow suit. “The deliberate attacks and atrocities committed by the Russian Federation against the civilian population of Ukraine, the destruction of civilian infrastructure and other serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law amount to acts of terror,” AFP quoted the European Parliament as saying. ,
In an unbalanced vote of 494-58 with 48 abstentions, the EU legislature sought to step up pressure on Moscow to bring anyone responsible for war crimes before the International Court of Justice, which began on February 24. The 27-nation European Union has strongly condemned the invasion and has repeatedly said that several Russian actions over the past 10 months amount to war crimes.
Attack on the cities of Ukraine
earlier on wednesday An overnight rocket attack destroyed the maternity ward of a hospital in southern Ukraine, killing a 2-day-old baby. Ukrainian officials said. The First Lady of Ukraine said the attack caused “terrible pain”, adding that “we will never forget and will never forgive.”
Several explosions were heard in Kyiv on Wednesday as air raid sirens sounded in Ukraine’s capital and across the country. The repeated explosions echoed in the capital. Mayor Vitali Klitschko posted on Telegram that “one of the capital’s infrastructure facilities has been damaged.” He urged people to “Stay in shelters! Air warnings continue.” Klitschko gave no further details, and there was no further information on whether and which targets would have been hit. Russia has repeatedly blown up Ukraine’s wartime capital and power facilities across the country in recent weeks, causing widespread blackouts.
Pope links Ukrainian suffering to ‘genocide artificially orchestrated by Stalin’ of 1930s
Meanwhile, Pope Francis on Wednesday (23 November) linked the suffering of the Ukrainian people to “genocide artificially perpetrated by Stalin” in the 1930s, blaming the Soviet leader for causing a man-made famine in the country Was, more than 3 people are believed to have been killed. Millions of people Francis’ linking the plight of Ukrainian citizens today to those who died of starvation 90 years ago, and his willingness to call it a “genocide” and explicitly blame Joseph Stalin, marks a sharp escalation in papal rhetoric against Russia. Is. As of this year, only 17 countries have officially recognized the famine, known as the Holodomor, according to the Holodomor Museum in Kyiv.