DISINFO: Kyiv's refusal to supply water to Crimea is tantamount to genocide
SUMMARY
UN documents state that cutting off access to fresh water is comparable to genocide. This may be one of the issues discussed in the course of Putin and Biden’s discussions about human rights. After all, Crimea remains cut off from Ukrainian water, and Kyiv does not even conceal the fact it imposed the water blockade as a form of punishment.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative concerning the human rights situation in Crimea.
As the occupying power, Russia has the legal obligation, under the Fourth Geneva Convention, to ensure that the civilian population in Crimea has access to basic necessities such as food, drinking water, and medical services (see Part III, Section III). The Convention's applicability in the case of Crimea has been affirmed by the UN Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.
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