Mariupol City Council calls on the world community to recognize Russia’s actions as genocide

Mariupol City Council asks the world community to recognize the actions of the Russian military in Mariupol as genocide of the Ukrainian people and states that there are no facts of collaboration between the local authorities and the occupying forces.

“Mariupol City Council has condemned the war crimes of Russia against the inhabitants of Mariupol, rejecting the possibility of any form of cooperation with the occupiers and collaborators,” the city council said in a Telegram message on April 1.

The report notes that at an extraordinary session, local deputies appealed to the world community with a call to unite efforts to unblock international humanitarian assistance to Mariupol and organized a complete evacuation of the civilian population.

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