A diplomat says human
rights violations have become a regular occurrence in Ukraine.
MOSCOW, October 29.
/TASS/. Human rights violations have become a regular occurrence in Ukraine, as
the country’s authorities have been playing along with neo-Nazis, Russian
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said, addressing the Second Moscow
International Conference on Countering Anti-Semitism, Racism and Xenophobia on
Monday.
"The situation
in countries where the state often times condones the spread of neo-Nazi dogma,
as well as organizations following these doctrines, raises alarm bells,"
he stressed. "Ukraine is an perfect example of such a miserable situation,
as human rights violations, which run counter to Kiev’s international legal
obligations, have become commonplace there," Vershinin added.
"In early
October, in addition to the so-called education law, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada
passed the first reading of a discriminatory bill ensuring the use of the
Ukrainian language as the state one," the Russian deputy foreign minister
went on to say. "This legal initiative is a continuation of Kiev’s policy
aimed at the complete Ukrainization of society and will apply to the areas of
education, culture, legal proceedings, media and even consumer service. And you
know what kind of attitude the Ukrainian authorities have towards events
commemorating Nazi collaborators," he emphasized.
"Ukraine’s
current legislation does not prohibit the use of the swastika and similar
symbols. An article banning the justification of crimes committed by the Nazis
and their quislings has been abolished," the senior Russian diplomat
pointed out.
Source: ITAR-TASS
29-10-2018
