The minister shared this on social media platform X.
“Russia’s ‘traditional values’ demonstrated on Good Friday are: war crimes, aggression, armed attacks on civilians, including a pastry shop preparing food for the Easter in Ukraine.”
Braže was responding to a post by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who reported Russian strikes on Kharkiv, Sumy, and several other Ukrainian regions. According to her, there are no signs that Russia is supporting U.S.-led peace efforts, which is why she called for action to force Moscow toward peace.
On April 18, 2024, as part of repatriation efforts, the bodies of 909 fallen soldiers of the Ukrainian Defense Forces were returned to Ukraine.