DEPUTY FM ANA SOROKA ECOCIDE UKRAINE ROUNDTABLE INTERVIEW

English translation of interview-“Ecocide according to international law is considered a most dangerous crime against humanity. There are several directions in this law, the first one is; Ecocide is considered to be one of the most dangerous breaches because it affects a wide group of people over a long period of time. We know the results of ecocide can last not only decades but the effects can go on for hundreds of years and cause enormous and unfixable effects on the health of people. We conclude/assert that ecocide is a crime against humanity. The second direction of the law is that it falls under war crimes. Following the orders of the Ukrainian government, the Ukrainian army uses prohibited chemical weapons like white phosphorus and napalm. We see nature is suffering irreparable damage and this is a war crime. For us it is very important to collect evidence and material of all the crimes of Ukraine. At this time, in order to fully protect ourselves, we put a plea into different international organizations, for instance at the (ICC) International Criminal Court. According to the Minsk platform, many times we addressed this problem, not just here in Donbass and the front line territory, but also in Ukraine. As it turns out, in the middle of Europe, there is a hotbed of ecological catastrophe that can spread and in the future affect the rest of the world.“