Peaceful Ukrainians are threatened by Russian rockets, weapons, and looting: UK ambassador reacts to Amnesty International's statement
UK Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons commented on the statement by Amnesty International, saying that if Russia stopped its invasion of Ukraine, there would be no danger to civilians
She wrote about it on Twitter.
"The only thing that threatens Ukrainian civilians is missiles, weapons and looting by Russian troops. Period. If Russia stopped invading Ukraine, there would be no danger," the ambassador wrote.
Reminding:
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Non-governmental human rights organization "Amnesty International" stated that the Ukrainian military endangers the civilian population by creating bases and placing weapons in schools and hospitals. Ukrainian Official representatives deny the statement and call it manipulation
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The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, commented on Amnesty International's report, where Ukraine is accused of "violating the laws of war" and said that this is how the legal organization is trying to amnesty a terrorist state.
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Volodymyr Yavorskyi, an expert of the Center for Civil Liberties, said that the non-governmental human rights organization "Amnesty International" does not understand that Russians do not perceive Ukrainians as a nation
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