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Ukraine recognizes sovereignty of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

18 October 2022 16:06 (UTC +04:00)

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine recognized the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria as temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation and condemned the commission of the genocide of the Chechen people, APA reports quoting UNIAN.

287 deputies voted for the adoption of the resolution "On the statement of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the recognition of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria as temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation and condemnation of the genocide of the Chechen people."

The statement says that “The Rada condemns the international crimes committed by the Russian Federation during the First (1994-1996) and Second (1999-2009) wars against the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, the policy of genocide of the Chechen people, imitating the criminal actions of the tsarist regime of 1817-1864 and the Soviet authorities of 1944.