OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopts resolution recognising Russia's actions as genocide of Ukrainian people
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly has adopted a resolution in which it recognises Russia's actions as genocide of the Ukrainian people as well as the need to decolonise Russia, reports Ukrainska Pravda.
"On the opening day of the summer session in Bucharest, the OSCE PA adopted a resolution condemning Russia's 10-year armed aggression against Ukraine, recognising the actions of the military and political leadership of the Russian Federation and its armed forces during the full-scale invasion as genocide of the Ukrainian people", wrote Pavlo Frolov, a member of the Ukrainian parliamentary delegation, on Telegram.
The document contains a call to all 53 OSCE member states to make efforts to liberate Crimea and all occupied Ukrainian territories by supporting the Peace Formula and the Crimean Platform.
OSCE states also call for the establishment of a Special Tribunal to prosecute the Russian Federation for crimes committed during the war of aggression against Ukraine and to conduct international and national investigations into mass atrocities, assassinations, torture and rape by Russian troops .
It also emphasizes the urgent launch of a mechanism for the use of Russian frozen assets for the benefit of Ukraine and an invitation for OSCE countries to join the Agreement on the Register of Damages Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
A key point of the resolution is the recognition of the 2024 presidential elections in the Russian Federation as fraudulent and undermining the legitimacy of the entire electoral system of the Russian Federation.
Delegates called for support for the creation of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children, as well as efforts to secure the release of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians.
The document also contains a call for a ban on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas into the European Union, re-exports and transit through EU ports.
The resolution was adopted on Saturday in Bucharest, where, until July 3, the 31st annual Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is taking place.
