The European Parliament adopted by a majority of votes the resolution on the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor in Ukraine, recognizing the terrible events of the 1930s as the genocide against the Ukrainian people.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed the decision of the Senate of the Czech Republic to recognize the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as genocide against the Ukrainian people.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has said he considers an offer by Belarus to transport Ukrainian grain through its territory to be a trap and an attempt to avoid sanctions.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has called on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to help with the release of Ukrainian prisoners of war and to stop the forced displacement of Ukrainian children to Russia.
The third ship with 25,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat for Somalia left the port of Odesa on December 9 as part of the Grain from Ukraine humanitarian food initiative.