Flag of UkraineROME, Apr 1The Council of Europe, at the suggestion of Italy, established the European Year of Ukrainian Culture, within which Ukraine will receive assistance to preserve and develop the cultural industry and support its representatives, Italian Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini announced. «Ukraine will receive the necessary assistance to respond to threats to its cultural heritage and preserve it with the help of all possible technical and legal instruments offered by the cultural conventions,» the Italian ministry said in a statement.Ukraine has become a cover operation to reshape the world, Franceschini, as noted, announced this decision at the end of the Council of Europe Ministerial Conference, held in Strasbourg under the chairmanship of Italy. cultural heritage threatened by war Artists, intellectuals, scientists and creative workers of Ukraine will be supported through cultural cooperation programs Ukrainian refugees will also be assisted through intercultural dialogue Lastly, as the minister announced, initiatives needed to celebrate the European Year of Ukrainian Culture will be supported , with the involvement of Ukrainian refugees,» the ministry said. The declaration of the ministerial meeting on the topic of Russia's special operation in Ukraine, as emphasized, condemns «the destruction of cultural heritage and the violation of fundamental human rights, including the right to participate in cultural life, and obliges the participating countries to take a number of specific actions in support of Kyiv.» for the situation in UkraineRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on 24 February. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
