On April 19, at a joint initiative of the Verkhona Rada Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Institute of International Relations of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, held was a presentation of the report entitled "Russian war crimes in Eastern Ukraine in 2014," prepared by the Polish Sejm Member Malgorzata Gosiewska.
The presentation with the participation of the author, Polish MP Malgorzata Gosiewska, was held in the premises of the Institute of International Relations. Participating in the presentation were students of the University, representatives of the foreign diplomatic missions accredited in Ukraine, academic teaching staff and mass media representatives, including the Polskie Radio.
During the presentation, which lasted for over one hour, M.Gosiewska noted that evidence of Russian crimes in the East of Ukraine must be considered in a procedural mode and together with the crimes that were committed in Georgia in 2008. According to the Polish Sejm MP, the world community should know the whole truth about what is happening in the center of Europe in the 21st century, as well about Russian politicians, who by all possible means had fueled the bloody conflict in Donbas. She pointed to the fact that the work in this direction will be continued because "the World should know the truth. It is necessary for bringing the perpetrators to justice, and such crimes against humanity have no statute of limitations."
According to Malgorzata Gosiewska, the presentation of the report will be held in national parliaments of Eastern Europe. There is also a readiness to present the report in the parliaments of other countries in order to tell the truth about who are really to blame for the bloody events in Donbas. Through the presentations the Polish politician is willing to get the attention of the society in Western Europe. She believes that NGOs and all those who have influence on the decision-making in the governments of the Member States of the European Union should become aware of these terrible crimes. The report should influence people’s vision of the war in the East of Ukraine and change their attitude to Russia and possible removal of sanctions against it.
During the presentation an interactive discussion was held with the participation of students and foreign diplomats who have expressed interest in the report prepared by M. Gosiewska. In particular, the participants of the event expressed the wish to engage to similar work Ukrainian authorities and non-governmental organizations that have possessed large volumes of information about the course of the antiterrorist operation in the territory of Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
Reference information:
The report "Russian war crimes in Eastern Ukraine in 2014" consists of 60 stories of people who managed to escape from the captivity of terrorists. 155 pages of the document contain the testimony of victims, medical certificates, the names of places and data of perpetrators of the crimes. For the safety of the victims their real names are not disclosed, but the author says they are ready to openly testify at the Hague Tribunal. Together with a group of volunteers the Polish Sejm Member has gathered evidence of committing crimes against humanity during the conflict in Donbas. The papers, firth of all, are important for proving guilt of criminals in international court.