White House Press Secretary Jay Carney
Statement by the Press Secretary on Holodomor
Statement by the Press Secretary on Holodomor
At this time of commemoration, Americans join
with the people of Ukraine and with Ukrainians around the world in remembering
those who died in the tragic events of the “Holodomor” —or “death by hunger”—in
1932 and 1933. We honor the millions who lost their lives during this
man-made catastrophe, in which Ukrainian farms and crops were seized in a
deliberate attempt to break the will of the Ukrainian people. It is a
tribute to the courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people that, even in the
face of this unconscionable cruelty, they did not abandon their pursuit of
dignity, universal rights, and sovereignty. The struggle of Ukrainians
today to build a democracy that upholds those enduring values honors their
memory.
On this solemn occasion, as we remember and
honor the victims of the Holodomor, we reiterate our call for universal respect
for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and renew our commitment to
preventing similar atrocities from ever happening again.
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