Ukraine: New French Foreign Minister in Bouka – “This must not happen again”

The Ukraine In particular, Bouka is visited by the new Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Catherine Colonna, where massacres of civilians were committed, for which the Ukrainian authorities blame the Russian forces.

Following the withdrawal of Russian troops from the area in late March and the discovery of hundreds of bodies of Ukrainian civilians, Bukha became a symbol of war crimes being attributed to Russia by Ukraine.

“This should not happen, this should not happen again,” she said after visiting a white-walled orthodox church with photos of atrocities on display.

“THE France “She is on their side (of the Ukrainians) together with her friends, her allies. She will do everything she can to bring peace back.” The column also referred to France’s contribution to the investigation into the alleged war crimes, as members of the French National Gendarmerie were sent there to participate in a process of examining and identifying the bodies on the part of Ukrainian investigators.

“We responded first (…) They stayed a few weeks (…) and then a second group arrived,” he said, adding that he hoped “legal proceedings could be completed as soon as possible so that families could see their loved ones resting in tombs “.

Meeting with Zelensky

Only the result of the investigation carried out by the Ukrainian authorities will allow the identity of those responsible for these atrocities to be established, in particular “based on the facts that our team helped to establish”, he underlined according to APE-MPE, quoted by AFP.

This is the highest-ranking French official to visit Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion of the country on February 24.

Kolona will meet with the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba “to speak specifically about the embargo on grain and vegetable oil exports from Ukraine, which does raise the risk of food insecurity,” the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement today.

Source: News Beast

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