On Tuesday, the Lithuanian parliament voted unanimously to recognise Russia’s war against Ukraine as genocide.
Highlights
- Lithuanian parliament voted unanimously to recognise Russia’s war against Ukraine as genocide.
- The resolution passed with 128 votes in favour, none against and no abstentions.
- It states that Russia’s armed forces and mercenaries have committed mass war crimes on Ukrainian territory.
- The intent is to wholly or partially destroy the Ukrainian nation and break its spirit by killing entire families, including children, abducting and raping people, and mocking them and the bodies of the murdered, the document states.
- It stresses that all perpetrators must be held accountable and that the international community must establish a Special International Criminal Tribunal to investigate and assess Russia’s crimes.
- The parliament calls for the tribunal to have the power to issue international arrest warrants.