The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to recognize Ukraine as guilty for the events in Odessa on May 2, 2014 seems like a glimmer of common sense, but one example is not enough for further conclusions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today, quoted by TASS, BTA reports.
“Very late, but it seems like a glimmer of common sense“, Peskov noted regarding the court's ruling. “To confirm this, other similar events must occur. Which, of course, we would like to see“, he added.
The ECHR last night found the Ukrainian authorities responsible for failing to take measures to prevent violence and save human lives during the events in Odessa on May 2, 2014, when radicals set fire to the House of Trade Unions.
The Ukrainian authorities announced that the instigators of the riots were exclusively supporters of the “Anti-Maidan“. However, the investigation, which lasted several years, failed to prove the guilt of these individuals in court. As a result, all those initially detained were acquitted in the case.