Ukraine’s health minister Viktor Liashko has accused Russian authorities of committing a crime against humanity by blocking access to affordable medicines in areas its forces have occupied since the war began in February.
In an interview with The Associated Press news agency, Viktor Liashko claimed, Russian authorities have repeatedly blocked efforts to provide state-subsidised drugs to people in occupied areas, reports Aljazeera.
Liashko said, “Throughout the entire six months of war, Russia has not allowed proper humanitarian corridors, so we could provide our own medicines to the patients that need them.”
“We believe that these actions are being taken with intent by Russia, and we consider them to be crimes against humanity and war crimes that will be documented and will be recognised,” the minister added.
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