1 December, 2022
As the denial of the Ukrainian nation remains a cornerstone of Russian propaganda in France, Ukraine today celebrates the 31st anniversary of its independence referendum! On December 1, 1991, Ukrainians went to the polls to decide by referendum on their country's independence. Exactly 31 years ago, 92% of voters (and 84% of the electorate) chose independence!This referendum followed the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, voting 321 to 2 on August 24, 1991, to declare the reestablishment of an independent Ukrainian state and call for a referendum.The vote, recognized the next day by the international community and by Russia, resulted in a decisive majority for independence across all Ukrainian regions, including Donetsk (84%), Luhansk (84%), and Crimea (54%).Since then...
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26 November, 2022
90 years ago one of the worst genocides in the history of humanity took place: Holodomor. Several million people lost their lives, intentionally starved by the Soviet state. Stand with Ukraine is committed to keeping alive the memory of these tragic events, insufficiently known, although today France officially recognizes the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide. It is now estimated that between 10 and 15 % of the Ukrainian population died due to Holodomor: 3.9 million people between 1932-1934 according to the Ptoukha Institute for Demography and Social Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.What exactly does the term ‘genocide’ mean? In 1943 Raphael Lemkin, a Jewish Polish legal expert, began a combat for recognition of the notion of Genocide, finally adopted in 1948...
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23 November, 2022
At a historic session, Members of the European Parliament recognized Russia as a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’, and requested the Council to place the Wagner Group on the European Union’s list of terrorist organizations. 494 Members of the European Parliament voted in favour of this decision, so fundamental for all victims of the Kremlin. Stand with Ukraine was present at this exceptional moment which acknowledged the devastation wrought by the Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 24.This resolution is an important contribution to recognizing the crimes perpetrated against the Ukrainian people and the hybrid war that Russia and its mercenaries are conducting against Europe on all continents. This recognition of the terrorist character of Russia’s methods and aims means that it ...
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