> The Upper House of the Parliament of Ireland, Seanad Éireann, has recognized the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine as a genocide of the Ukrainian people.
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> This was reported by the Embassy of Ukraine to Ireland.
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> “A truly historic decision by the Seanad Éireann to recognise Holodomor of 1932-33 in Ukraine as a genocide of the Ukrainian people. Ireland is among our closest friends that is not afraid to call a spade a spade,” the Embassy shared on Twitter.
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> The day before, Romanian MPs and senators voted at a joint meeting on November 23 in favor of a declaration condemning the man-made famine (Holodomor) in Ukraine in 1932-1933 that was a result of the Soviet occupation.
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> The Upper House of the Parliament of Ireland, Seanad Éireann, has recognized the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine as a genocide of the Ukrainian people.
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> This was reported by the Embassy of Ukraine to Ireland.
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> “A truly historic decision by the Seanad Éireann to recognise Holodomor of 1932-33 in Ukraine as a genocide of the Ukrainian people. Ireland is among our closest friends that is not afraid to call a spade a spade,” the Embassy shared on Twitter.
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> The day before, Romanian MPs and senators voted at a joint meeting on November 23 in favor of a declaration condemning the man-made famine (Holodomor) in Ukraine in 1932-1933 that was a result of the Soviet occupation.
[Similar step taken by Moldova.](https://euromaidanpress.com/2022/11/24/romania-moldova-ireland-recognize-stalins-holodomor-famine-as-genocide-of-ukrainians/) [And Belarusian elected president.](https://news.yahoo.com/romania-belarus-opposition-recognized-holodomor-171800062.html)
So, why now? Why not… like 10 years ago?