The PACE recognises the genocidal intent of the Russian Federation in the destruction of Ukrainian cultural heritage and identity

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe recognised the genocidal intent of the Russian Federation in the destruction of Ukrainian cultural heritage and identity. Yevhenia Kravchuk, the deputy head of the Committee for Humanitarian and Information Policy, reported that.

“My resolution ‘Countering the erasure of cultural identity in times of war and peace’ was adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe – 103 votes in favour!” she emphasised citing the People’s Deputy of Ukraine.

The document contains unprecedented provisions regarding the support of our culture and the preservation of Ukrainian identity.

The resolution condemns the systematic state policy of Russification carried out by the Russian Federation since 2014 in the occupied territories of Ukraine. This is a denial of Ukrainian cultural identity, language, literature and history.

 It is clearly stated that the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage and erasure of cultural identity in Ukraine are war crimes and crimes against humanity and indicate a specific GENOCIDAL intention to destroy Ukrainian national identity.