29 March, 2023
Tuesday, March 28, 2023, marked a historic day for memory and international justice. The French National Assembly overwhelmingly adopted (168 votes to 2) a resolution recognizing the Holodomor, the great famine of 1932–1933 in Ukraine, as genocide. This famine, orchestrated by Soviet authorities, led to the deaths of several million people.The organization Stand With Ukraine was present during this crucial debate, reaffirming its unwavering support for the victims and the historical acknowledgment of this tragedy.The adopted resolution calls on the French government to formalize this recognition and promote access to archives on the Holodomor, particularly in Russia, to better document these events. The resolution received broad support, except for members of the La Fr...
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31 December, 2022
On December 26th, a small group of elite Ukrainian commandos lost their lives crossing the Russian border. These missions behind enemy lines are extraordinarily dangerous. Stand With Ukraine today tells the story of these four heroes and pays tribute to the courage and dedication of Ukrainian commandos.Since the beginning of the war, Ukrainian commandos have carried out incredibly risky operations to combat Russian aggression. Most of these missions are classified, but one rare example was made public in November when it was revealed that a Ukrainian commando had destroyed three Ka-52 helicopters in the Pskov region without being detected.Unfortunately, on December 26th, while the small team was crossing the border between Ukraine and the Russian region of Bryansk, they fell int...
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23 December, 2022
In France, some minimize or deny Russian crimes. The New York Times published an investigation based on eight months work to understand and prove the role of a Russian unit in the Bucha massacre. The New York Times investigation relies on multiple sources: video-surveillance and drone images, witness accounts by inhabitants and telephone intercepts. The journalists were particularly interested in the 234th regiment of Pskov, involved in the massacres. Stand with Ukraine welcomes this important work, as for a considerable time the association has been denouncing the crimes committed by Russia and visited Bucha in April 2022.The investigators established the following timeline:Russia attacked Ukraine on the morning of February 24. On the 27th, Russian units entered Bucha, a small ...
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6 December, 2022
Despite the bombing of civilian targets, the massacres in Bucha and Irpin, the destruction of Mariupol, and the European Union’s recognition of Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, some French companies continue to do business with Putin. Recently, Stand With Ukraine has focused on the case of TotalEnergies.The company openly defends its presence in the country: while Russia has been waging war on its neighbor for 10 months and threatening the world with nuclear conflict, Total proudly claims to be undertaking "societal" actions in Russia in the fields of "sports and culture."Beyond these so-called "cultural and sports" justifications, why maintain operations there? Russia remains one of the world's largest oil and gas producers, and TotalEnergies has been present in the coun...
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1 December, 2022
The French National Assembly has adopted a historic resolution by an overwhelming majority (303 to 1) condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine and calling on France to strengthen its assistance. This resolution is a significant victory for both France and Ukraine!
What does this resolution demand?
The resolution:Calls for the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, including Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, illegally occupied by Russia since 2014.
Urges the French Government and the European Union to support Ukraine economically and militarily until the end of Russian aggression.
Calls on France to enhance humanitarian aid and improve the care of Ukrainian refugees.
Supports the International Criminal Court (...
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1 December, 2022
As the denial of the Ukrainian nation remains a cornerstone of Russian propaganda in France, Ukraine today celebrates the 31st anniversary of its independence referendum! On December 1, 1991, Ukrainians went to the polls to decide by referendum on their country's independence. Exactly 31 years ago, 92% of voters (and 84% of the electorate) chose independence!This referendum followed the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, voting 321 to 2 on August 24, 1991, to declare the reestablishment of an independent Ukrainian state and call for a referendum.The vote, recognized the next day by the international community and by Russia, resulted in a decisive majority for independence across all Ukrainian regions, including Donetsk (84%), Luhansk (84%), and Crimea (54%).Since then...
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26 November, 2022
90 years ago one of the worst genocides in the history of humanity took place: Holodomor. Several million people lost their lives, intentionally starved by the Soviet state. Stand with Ukraine is committed to keeping alive the memory of these tragic events, insufficiently known, although today France officially recognizes the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide. It is now estimated that between 10 and 15 % of the Ukrainian population died due to Holodomor: 3.9 million people between 1932-1934 according to the Ptoukha Institute for Demography and Social Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.What exactly does the term ‘genocide’ mean? In 1943 Raphael Lemkin, a Jewish Polish legal expert, began a combat for recognition of the notion of Genocide, finally adopted in 1948...
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23 November, 2022
At a historic session, Members of the European Parliament recognized Russia as a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’, and requested the Council to place the Wagner Group on the European Union’s list of terrorist organizations. 494 Members of the European Parliament voted in favour of this decision, so fundamental for all victims of the Kremlin. Stand with Ukraine was present at this exceptional moment which acknowledged the devastation wrought by the Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 24.This resolution is an important contribution to recognizing the crimes perpetrated against the Ukrainian people and the hybrid war that Russia and its mercenaries are conducting against Europe on all continents. This recognition of the terrorist character of Russia’s methods and aims means that it ...
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