Foreign ministers of Germany and Iceland react to death of 50 civilians in Russian attack on Kharkiv Oblast
Foreign ministers of Germany and Iceland reacted to the death of 50 people in a café in Kharkiv Oblast that occurred due to a Russian missile strike on 5 October.
Source: Annalena Baerbock, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, on Twitter (X); Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, on Twitter (X)
Quote from Baerbock: "As long as bombs continue to fall on supermarkets and cafés, we will do everything possible to protect Ukraine from Putin's missile terror. Until everyday life without fear and death becomes possible again," the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany said.
Mehr als 50 tote Menschen in #Hrosa. Solange Bomben auf Supermärkte und Cafés hageln, tun wir alles dafür, dass sich die #Ukraine vor Putins Raketenterror schützen kann. Solange, bis ein Alltag ohne Angst und Tod wieder möglich ist.
— Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock (@ABaerbock) October 5, 2023
Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, emphasised that this is another reminder of the brutality of Russia's aggression against Ukraine and its people.
Quote from Gylfadóttir: "Russia's war of choice against Ukraine is not a "dispute" or a "conflict" – it has no moral or legal justification. It is a war for territorial conquest in complete violation of international law and the UN Charter," Gylfadóttir said.
Mehr als 50 tote Menschen in #Hrosa. Solange Bomben auf Supermärkte und Cafés hageln, tun wir alles dafür, dass sich die #Ukraine vor Putins Raketenterror schützen kann. Solange, bis ein Alltag ohne Angst und Tod wieder möglich ist.
— Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock (@ABaerbock) October 5, 2023
Background:
- Zbigniew Rau, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, after the attack, emphasised that Russia must be stopped as soon as possible and kept accountable.
- At the same time, Ben Wallace, Former UK Defence Secretary, has called on Germany to unblock the supply of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.
- On 5 October, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) officially joined the joint investigative team (JIT) investigating international crimes committed in Ukraine.
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