Estonian parliament declares Russia a ‘terrorist state’
After Lithuania and Latvia, Estonia also declared Russia a “terrorist state”. In the statement made by the Estonian Parliament, a call was made for the international community to take similar decisions.
The Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) described Russia as a “terrorist state”. He called on the international community to take similar decisions.
According to the news on the Politico website, the parliament said in a statement, “By supporting the call made by the Estonian Parliament, the Ukrainian Parliament and international organizations, it declares the Russian regime, the terrorist regime whose actions must be jointly repelled, and the Russian Federation as the state sponsor of terrorism.” expressions were used.
The statement called for the international community to take similar decisions.
Thus, after Lithuania and Latvia, Estonia became the third Baltic parliament to declare Russia a terrorist state.
While 88 out of 101 deputies supported the draft resolution submitted to the vote in the parliament, 10 deputies did not participate in the voting and 3 deputies abstained.
Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia yesterday called for the establishment of a special court to support Ukraine with the European Union (EU) and international partners.
A joint statement was issued by the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, asking the court to investigate Russia’s attacks, fill the existing judicial vacuum and ensure Russia’s accountability to Ukraine.
– The UN General Assembly adopted the resolution condemning the illegal annexation of
Ukraine’s regions by Russia.
The vote in the 193-member General Assembly came after Russia held an emergency session on October 10 to discuss “illegal” referendums to annex Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson in eastern Ukraine.
The vote in the 193-member General Assembly came after Russia held an emergency session on October 10 to discuss “illegal” referendums to annex Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson in eastern Ukraine.
In the voting, 143 countries voted to condemn Russia’s move, while 5 countries, including Russia, Venezuela, North Korea, Belarus and Syria, voted against the decision, while 33 countries, including China and India, abstained.
