Violetta Orlova 04:36, 03/24/22 UNIAN

The Presidium of the Sejm of Poland has prepared a resolution on the commission by Russia of war crimes, crimes against humanity and violations of human rights in Ukraine.

The Sejm of Poland declared Putin a war criminal / photo from UNIAN

The Polish Sejm strongly condemns the acts of genocide committed by Russia in Ukraine , and President Vladimir Putin has been declared a war criminal.

On March 23, the Seimas adopted a corresponding resolution. It was approved by aclamation, that is, without counting the votes, but according to the reaction of the voters, Channel 24 reports with reference to PolskieRadio.

“The Sejm of the Republic of Poland strongly condemns acts of prolonged violence, war crimes, crimes against humanity, acts of genocide, systemic violations of human rights and other criminal violations of international law committed on the territory of sovereign Ukraine by the armed forces of the Russian Federation, together with allies, on the orders of military commanders under the direct subjugation of President Vladimir Putin,” the resolution reads.

The Seimas called on all states recognizing the sovereignty, territorial integrity and right to self-determination of Ukraine to support by all means the initiation and conduct of trials in the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. They also called for the use of their powers in any international organizations in order to hold Putin, members of the Russian Security Council and the commanders of the RF Armed Forces accountable.

“Publicly available evidence of these crimes proves the recognition of Vladimir Putin by the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and the international community as a war criminal,” the resolution says.

Also, the Sejm of Poland appealed to the parliaments of the democratic countries of the world and the European Parliament with a request to recognize Putin, members of the Security Council and commanders of the RF Armed Forces as persons directly responsible for these acts and impose the widest possible sanctions on them. The deputies expressed unwavering solidarity with “the free Ukrainian people and the democratic state of Ukraine.”

Earlier, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov called on the EU to recognize Putin as a war criminal: “I call on all European parliamentarians to recognize Putin as a war criminal.”

As an example of his crimes, the minister cited a Russian airstrike on a drama theater in Mariupol , where more than a thousand women and children were hiding.