4 Mar 2022 15:50

Verkhovna Rada favors deployment of peacekeepers to Ukraine

KYIV. March 4 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The Ukrainian parliament has spoken out in favor of deploying peacekeeping forces to Ukraine, Verkhovna Rada First Deputy Speaker Oleksandr Korniyenko said.

"We consider it necessary to send peacekeeping forces to Ukraine on the basis of UN General Assembly Resolution 377 (V) 'Uniting for Peace', dated November 3, 1950," the Verkhovna Rada website quoted Korniyenko as saying.

He also spoke out in favor of opening humanitarian corridors to ensure "the safe evacuation of women, children and the elderly and for deliveries of humanitarian aid."