The Swiss Parliament recognized the Holodomor in Ukraine as an act of genocide: all the details

On Tuesday, September 24, the Swiss Parliament recognized the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine as an act of genocide. The decision was supported by 123 deputies, 58 opposed, and seven abstained.

This was reported on the website of the Federal Assembly of the country's parliament. "The starvation of millions of people about 90 years ago, for which the Soviet regime under Joseph Stalin was responsible, is an act of genocide," the resolution says.

Also, according to the document, the Federal Assembly recognizes "systematic actions leading to starvation on a large scale and in a targeted manner and committed with intent to destroy a national, ethnic, racial or religious group as such in whole or in part as an act of genocide."

"This is a historic decision. It is about justice. Russia, like the USSR, is a criminal country. The Kremlin is responsible for the Holodomor. Russia is responsible for the genocide," commented Andrii Yermak, Advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine.

The Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk also reacted to the decision of the Swiss Parliament.

"I sincerely thank the Swiss Parliament and Speaker Eric Nussbaumer for recognizing the Holodomor as genocide. Your solidarity honors the memory of the victims and strengthens the ties between our peoples," Stefanchuk wrote on his official page on the social network X.

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