Austria adopted a resolution on the Holodomor in Ukraine

The National Council of Austria adopted a resolution recognizing the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine as a 'horrific crime of the Stalinist regime.'

The document was unanimously approved, with all parliamentary factions voting in favor, reports Ukrinform.

At the same time, Austrian parliamentarians were unable to recognize the Holodomor as a genocide against the Ukrainian people, opting for more vague formulations.

The resolution, which the Austrian Parliament dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor, states that it was a 'brutal famine that was intentionally and systematically provoked by the Soviet Union against the civilian population, predominantly in Ukraine in 1932-1933, and which, according to various estimates, claimed the lives of 3.5 to 7 million people.'

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The deputies noted that at the time, this horrific crime was ignored by the international community, and one of the few Western figures protesting against the Holodomor in the 1930s was the then Vienna Cardinal Theodor Innitzer.

They also drew parallels with the present, noting that today hunger is used as a weapon in the aggressive Russian war against Ukraine.

The National Council proposes that the federal government, particularly the federal minister for European and international affairs, continue to advocate against hunger and deprivation being used as weapons against civilian populations or pressure on governments, as well as emphasize the parallels between history and the present and condemn the corresponding crimes.

The liberal opposition party NEOS insisted on supporting the definition of 'genocide,' a position also held by the coalition party 'Greens' and its spokesperson Eva Ernst-Dzidzic.

At the same time, the right-wing populist and pro-Russian Austrian Freedom Party and the opposition Social Democratic Party of Austria opposed the definition of 'genocide.' The Austrian People's Party, headed by the current Chancellor Karl Nehammer, had differing opinions on this issue.

The European Parliament recognized the Holodomor as a genocide against the Ukrainian people. The decision was made by a majority vote. European deputies adopted a resolution condemning the actions of the totalitarian Soviet regime that 'led to the deaths of millions of Ukrainians and significantly undermined the foundations of Ukrainian society.'

Previously, the Holodomor was recognized as a genocide of the Ukrainian people by Ireland, Romania, Germany, and the Czech Republic.

During the Holodomor of 1932-1933, more than 7 million Ukrainians died in the territory of the Ukrainian SSR and 3 million outside its borders in Kuban, the North Caucasus, Lower Volga, and Kazakhstan.