The Foreign Ministry spoke about Russia’s demand in the May 2 case



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The Foreign Ministry spoke about Russia's demand in the May 2 case

Riots near the House of Trade Unions in Odessa May 2, 2014

Ukrainian diplomats call Russia the only party that “clearly is not interested in establishing an objective picture of the tragic events in Odessa.”

The Russian authorities insisted on the extradition of at least nine people who participated directly or indirectly in the organization of the riots on May 2 in Odessa. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on Saturday, May 2.

“In the framework of the negotiations on the mutual release of detainees in September – December 2019, Russia insisted on the extradition of at least nine people who participated directly or indirectly in the organization of the riots in Odessa under Russian flags,” he said. the notice.

Ukrainian diplomats call Russia “the only party that is clearly not interested in establishing an objective picture of the tragic events in Odessa and the reasons that led to the tragedy.”

“Moscow not only hid one of the main persons involved in the investigation, the former deputy director of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Interior of the Odessa Region, Dmitry Fucheji, but, according to the available information, granted him Russian citizenship and , under this pretext, refused to extradite Ukraine, “said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The department also called the events of May 2, 2014 in Odessa another element in Russia’s chain of provocations as part of the failed “Novorossia” project aimed at destabilizing eastern and southern Ukraine through the creation of calls. “people’s republics”.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called on the international community to continue joint efforts to counter Russian propaganda and disinformation.

Recall, on May 2, 2014, as a result of mass unrest and a fire at the House of Trade Unions in central Odessa, 48 people died and more than 200 were injured. Most of the victims of the tragedy died in the Chamber of Trade Unions.

Earlier on Saturday, President Vladimir Zelensky said that the Ukrainian authorities should ensure an impartial investigation into the tragic events in Odessa. According to him, the May 2 case requires “honest responses.”

In Odessa, in the Kulikovo camp, three offenders were arrested

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