• 11/27/2024

PACE President reacts to Russian attack on Kharkiv hypermarket

Pravda Ukraine

Theodoros Roussopoulos, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), has condemned the Russian air strikes on the Epicentr construction materials hypermarket in Kharkiv.

Source: Theodoros Roussopoulos on X (Twitter), European Pravda reports

He said this is yet another indication of the cruel and criminal nature of the Russian leadership.

Quote: “Bombing a construction hypermarket in Kharkiv on a Saturday is one additional evidence of the brutal and criminal character of Russia’s leadership.  Those responsible will be brought to justice,” the PACE President stated.

Background:

  • Czechia’s Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said that the Russian strike on the Epicentr hypermarket in Kharkiv on 25 May proves that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is not interested in peace.
  • Russian forces struck an Epicentr home improvement hypermarket in Kharkiv on the afternoon of Saturday, 25 May, killing two. Earlier, officials reported 24 casualties.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that up to 200 people might have been at the store at the time of the attack.
  • Western media are continuing to report that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has signalled interest in negotiating a ceasefire in Ukraine, even though the Kremlin’s rhetoric and Russia’s military activity suggest that Putin is not interested in meaningful negotiations and any settlement that would stand in his way of destroying the independent Ukrainian state.

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