Ukraine said it will never recognise the breakaway Turkish Cypriot regime, with its Ambassador to Nicosia, Sergiy Nizhynskyi, simultaneously condemning the Turkish occupation of the island.
The message was delivered during a meeting between the Ukraine-Cyprus Friendship Group and members of the Cypriot Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee today.
During the same meeting, Oleksandr Tkachenko, head of the Ukraine-Cyprus Friendship Group delegation, also made a plea, urging the Cypriot Parliament to push for the recognition of the 1930s man-made famine (Holodomor) as a genocide against the Ukrainian people.
Peace talks and key demands
Providing an update on the conflict, Tkachenko acknowledged that while the entire country is seeking peace, the terms currently imposed by Russia are so harsh that finding common ground in negotiations remains extremely difficult.
The MP expressed hope that the ongoing international consultations—including the draft peace plan points that will be discussed in the upcoming Zelenskyy-Trump meeting—will yield a final result. He specified that key contentious issues in the plan involve the size of Ukraine’s military forces and the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the Donetsk region.
In his appeal for the Holodomor recognition, Tkachenko said that the measure goes beyond political pressure, serving fundamentally as the acknowledgement of historical truth. He noted that over 30 countries have already recognised the famine as genocide. He stressed that a formal recognition by the Cypriot Parliament would “further strengthen bilateral relations, Christian values, and be a contribution to international security.”
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