Ukraine war: Canadian lawmakers called Russian attacks “genocide”, protested by voting

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The Canadian House of Commons resolution states that there have been systematic examples of mass atrocities in war crimes by Russia, including the deliberate killing of Ukrainian civilians.

Ottawa: Russian army is wreaking havoc in Ukraine. In this war, many cities of Ukraine have suffered heavy loss of life and property. Other Western countries, including the US, have announced many sanctions on Russia. Canada has also criticized the Russian military’s actions in Ukraine. Canadian lawmakers voted unanimously on Wednesday to call Russia’s attacks in Ukraine a “genocide”, according to the news agency Reuters. Members of parliament said there was “substantial evidence of large-scale war crimes against humanity” committed by Moscow.

The Canadian House of Commons resolution states that there have been systematic examples of mass atrocities in war crimes by Russia, including the deliberate killing of Ukrainian civilians. These include crimes such as mistreatment of corpses, the forced transfer of Ukrainian children, torture, physical harm, mental harm, and rape.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky recently targeted Russia during his address to the United Nations Security Council. The President of Ukraine said that Russia‘s attitude is no different from terrorists. He said that the world is yet to know the full truth about Ukraine. Zelensky said mass graves had been found thereafter the city of Bucha was freed from the occupation of Russian forces. Dead bodies of people have been found.

Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday to hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Earlier in Moscow, he met Russian President Vladimir Putin, who gave in-principle approval to involve the United Nations in evacuating civilians from the Ajovstal plant in Mariupol.

 

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