On May 6, the chairpersons of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine met with a delegation of the global network of parliamentarians

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On May 6, the chairpersons of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine met with a delegation of the global network of parliamentarians "United for Ukraine" (U4U).

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Published on 07 May 2022, at 19:06

On May 6, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine chairs met with a delegation of the United for Ukraine (U4U) global network of parliamentarians.

The guests of the meeting included the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation Oleksandr Merezhko, Chairwoman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Integration into the European Union Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Chairman of the Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy Mykyta Poturaiev, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Human Rights, Deoccupation and Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories in Donetsk, Luhansk Oblasts and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol, National Minorities and International Relations Dmytro Lubinets, and the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence Mariana Bezugla.

Ukrainian parliamentarians informed their European colleagues about the security situation in Ukraine, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Russian military in Ukraine, and the genocide of the Ukrainian people.
During the meeting, special attention was paid to the issue of European integration and further steps towards Ukraine's membership in the European Union.

Oleksandr Merezhko, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation, requested his European colleagues to increase military-technical assistance and provide Ukraine with heavy weapons.
The chairpersons of the parliamentary committees thanked for the assistance provided to Ukraine and called on U4U parliamentarians to ensure stricter sanctions against Russia, help punish those guilty of war crimes and genocide of the Ukrainian people, and continue to provide financial, economic, and humanitarian assistance.