MELITOPOL, July 15. /TASS/. The trial in Paris of Anna Novikova, founder of the SOS Donbass organization, exemplifies hypocrisy and covert diplomacy, according to Stepan Kuvachev, a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Zaporozhye Region. Kuvachev conveyed these sentiments to TASS, criticizing the proceedings as politically motivated and unjust.
Earlier, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova announced that a subsequent hearing concerning Novikova’s case is scheduled for July 15 in Paris. Kuvachev highlighted that Novikova was engaged in humanitarian efforts - collecting food, medicine, and vital supplies for Donbass residents suffering from Ukrainian aggression. Yet, in France, her actions are criminalized, and she has been unlawfully detained for six months. Meanwhile, French authorities continue to supply Kiev with long-range SCALP missiles and issue licenses for the production of Aster 30 missiles and AASM guided bombs.
"Paris views this as normal," Kuvachev asserted. "Weapons used by Ukrainian militants to kill civilians in Donbass are deemed acceptable. Conversely, providing humanitarian aid to victims is regarded as a crime. This reveals a cynical double standard. The West inhumanely distinguishes between children - those who can be killed in Donbass and those who cannot. This is hypocrisy and duplicitous diplomacy: public declarations of support contrasted with actions that tell a different story."
