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Verkhovna Rada introduced draft resolution recognising Belarus temporarily occupied country
2022-10-23
[PRAVDA.UA] A draft resolution recognising Belarus as a temporarily occupied country has been introduced in Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s Parliament.

European Pravda reported that a draft resolution no. 8147 was submitted on 21 October.

The resolution was submitted by a group of members of the Verkhovna Rada from different factions and groups, including Yevheniia Kravchuk, Oleksii Honcharenko, Iryna Herashchenko, and others.

Oleksii Honcharenko explained that the resolution contains several crucial points:

  • an appeal to the international community to recognise the territory of Belarus as temporarily occupied by Russia;

  • revocation of the international legal recognition of the government of [Aleksandr] Lukashenko;

  • termination of Belarusian participation in international organisations (UN, IMF, etc.);

  • an appeal to synchronise sanctions against Russia with those against Belarus as an occupied territory, and removing any opportunities for Russia to circumvent sanctions via Belarus or to use Belarus as an offshore zone.

  • "Lukashenko is helping Putin kill our citizens, destroy our homes and our infrastructure. Russia has de facto annexed Belarus and Lukashenko is just carrying out the orders of the Russian dictator. We must put as much pressure as possible on this illegal regime!" Honcharenko stressed.


In August, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, a former Belarusian presidential contender, announced the creation of a Joint Transitional Cabinet.

Posted by:Fred

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