“A very important sign” for the Ukrainian ambassador to France

Russia’s suspension from the UN Human Rights Council is “a very important sign”, welcomed Thursday April 7 on franceinfo Vadym Omelchenko, ambassador of Ukraine in France, after the decision taken by the General Assembly of the UN, with 93 votes for, 24 votes against and 58 abstentions. The United States initiated this vote. It is “the first legal assessment of the behavior of the Russian Federation”, he added. Vadym Omelchenko is “convinced that this is only the beginning and that this inhumane behavior will bring Russia before an international court”.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky assured that the “talks would continue with Russia” despite the Boutcha massacre, recalled the Ukrainian ambassador to France. Even though “It’s not easy after what we discover in Boutcha and in other cities, he concedes, the talks must continue because the life of every Ukrainian matters”.

Vadym Omelchenko believes that the sanctions against Russia “work, maybe not as fast as we would like but they work”. The ambassador ensures that the Ukrainian authorities “have information on the subject”. However, the main sanction must remain, according to him “the embargo for hydrocarbons from Russia” because “this money is used to finance the war, the Russian army and the Russian police which keeps the Russian population in fear”. Ukraine “desires and demands” that the countries of the European Union stop their imports of Russian gas. “This is the price the world should pay to end this war in Europe”.