Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – The President of the European Parliament and ministries of foreign affairs commemorate the victims of the Holodomor in Ukraine of 1932–1933.
Holodomor Memorial Day or Holodomor Remembrance Day is an annual remembrance of the victims of the Holodomor, the 1932–33 man-made starvation that killed millions in Ukraine, falling on the fourth Saturday of November. The day is also an official annual commemoration in Canada and is followed by Ukrainian diaspora communities in other nations.
President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola said that Europe
“joins the people of Ukraine to remember and pay tribute to the millions of victims of the Holodomor”.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani remembered the tragedy, stating,
“Today, my thoughts are with the victims of this genocide and the ongoing war in Ukraine”. “We remember the Holodomor – the deliberate starvation of over 6 million people in Ukraine between 1932 and 1933, orchestrated by Stalin,”
he noted.
Today Europe joins the people of Ukraine to remember and pay tribute to the millions of victims of the #Holodomor. pic.twitter.com/zBc8k21T7D
— Roberta Metsola (@EP_President) November 23, 2024
Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže emphasised that Latvia officially acknowledged the Holodomor as genocide in 2008. She stated that Russia is continuing the campaign it started 91 years ago,
“trying to erase the Ukrainian nation from the Earth”.
“Then via manmade famine, today with rockets, missiles, bombs, murders, rape, attacks on ports, energy facilities,”
Braže said.
Latvia🇱🇻 recognised 🇺🇦 Holodomor as genocide in 2008.
— Baiba Braže (@Braze_Baiba) November 23, 2024
Russia continues what it started 91 year ago- trying to erase Ukrainian nation from the Earth. Then via manmade famine, today w rockets, missiles, bombs, murders, rape, attacks on ports, energy facilities. #StandWithUkraine https://t.co/ZoWR4Ty4Nw
The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs also paid homage to the victims.
“Just as the resilience of the Ukrainian people could not be broken then, today’s Russian aggressors will not succeed. Ukraine now stands with loyal friends who will support it in every way,”
the ministry said.
We remember the victims of the Holodomor, a tragedy inflicted by the Stalinist regime. Just as the resilience of the Ukrainian people could not be broken then, today's Russian aggressors will not succeed. Ukraine now stands with loyal friends who will support it in every way. pic.twitter.com/1wahEEYEAU
— Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@CzechMFA) November 23, 2024
