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IRIN, UkraineFeb 16 (Reuters) – Britain’s support for Ukraine will not change if main opposition Labor wins next year’s election, Labor leader Keir Starmer said during a visit to Ukraine on Thursday.
Britain under the Conservatives in power of Ukraine was a leading supporter and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to Kiev trip taking the example of his predecessor Boris Johnson. Johnson is famous in Ukraine and has a street named after him.
But Britain has an election due next year and opinion polls give Labor a strong lead over the Conservatives.
Starmer to the town of Irpin outside Kyiv trip said: “If elections are held next year and the government changes, Ukraine the position will remain the same”.
Irpin was a hot spot in the early stages of the Russian occupation and Kyiv before withdrawing from it Russia accused his forces of committing atrocities.
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Russia denied the allegations, but investigators in cities including Irpin military collect evidence of crimes.
“It is unbelievable to see the evidence of the atrocities I saw this morning. “Photographs of civilians blindfolded and their arms tied behind their backs outside Kyiv,” Starmer said.
Starmer the president Vladimir Zelensky allegedly documented Russian atrocities before going to Kiev for negotiations with Kyiv he also visited Bucha, another nearby city.
Starmer, a former human rights lawyer, of Ukraine he said he wanted to support demands for justice and reparations for Russia’s actions during the war.
“There must be justice for this. There must be justice at the Hague court and of Ukraine there should be proper compensation in its reconstruction,” he said.
International Court of Justice and International A crime Both courts are located in The Hague.
Reporting by Valentin Ogirenko, writing by Max Hunder, editing by Timothy Heritage
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2023-02-16 21:54:24
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