The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on October 12 recognized the Holodomor -- the starvation of millions in Ukraine in the 1930s under Soviet leader Josef Stalin -- as genocide. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed gratitude to PACE, saying "the restoration of historical justice and the memory of the victims of the Holodomor sends a clear signal: fair punishment for all past and present crimes of Moscow is inevitable." At least 27 countries have recognized the Holodomor as genocide. It is estimated that up to 9 million people died as a result of executions, deportation, and starvation during the Holodomor. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
PACE Recognizes Holodomor Famine In Ukraine As Genocide
A woman walks near the National Museum of the Holodomor-Genocide in Kyiv. (file photo)