Kuleba: OSCE report confirms systematic war crimes of the Russian Federation against detained Ukrainian civilians
Kyiv • UNN
The report of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism shows a systematic and large-scale campaign of arbitrary detention of Ukrainian civilians by Russia, which constitutes war crimes, crimes against humanity and violations of international law, and will help identify specific Russians who should be held accountable.
The report of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism on the detention of Ukrainian civilians by the Russians refers to the massive nature of war crimes against them. The document will be important in the work of the judiciary to identify specific Russians who should be brought to justice. This was announced by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, UNN reports.
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"I welcome the report of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism on Russia's arbitrary detention of Ukrainian civilians. This important document testifies to Russia's systematic and widespread campaign to take civilian hostages in the occupied territories of Ukraine," the minister wrote.
He pointed out that the observers' findings are shocking: "those involved in the arbitrary deprivation of liberty of Ukrainian civilians have committed war crimes, crimes against humanity and violations of international humanitarian and human rights law."
According to Kuleba, the report emphasizes that this practice was widespread and that there is evidence of systematic, consistent and deliberate behavior of Russia against Ukrainian civilians.
The document will become an important element in the work of national and international judicial authorities aimed at identifying specific individuals who should be brought to criminal responsibility
The Foreign Minister also called on partners to consolidate efforts to ensure the immediate and unconditional release of all Ukrainian civilians arbitrarily detained by Russia, as provided for in the Peace Formula.