"There is all chances": The Council may consider Hamas's recognition by a terrorist organization

According to the presidential representative in the Verkhovna Rada Fyodor Venislavsky, Ukraine carefully considers its steps, so as not to acquire additional difficulties and enemies. After the tragic events in Israel, "there is every chance" to consider Ukraine's recognition of the Palestinian group of Hamas a terrorist organization. On Monday, October 9, a representative of the President of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada, People's Deputy Fedir Venislavsky on the air of Radio Liberty.

"I believe that against the backdrop of the horror we saw in the last few days, where Hamas really showed his cruelty and terrorist orientation against civilians when they pulled civilians from cars and took hostages of absolutely innocent people, used it as a means of Trade is the essence of terror. Therefore, the terrorist orientation of this war is undoubtedly for me as a lawyer is obvious, "Venislavsky said.

The People's Deputy noted that such issues are within the competence of the Verkhovna Rada Committee in Foreign Affairs. Venislavsky expects that at the next meetings, the deputies will discuss the situation in Israel in order to present the recommendations of the "most effective and rational actions". Answering the journalist's question why Ukraine has not yet recognized Hamas with a terrorist organization, Venislavsky took a cautious position and explained it with several factors.

"There are so many components and we need to understand that we are fighting a very complex enemy, which also has many different points of touch and influence on different regions of the world. And so it is important for us that we do not acquire any more difficulties and enemies against the background The fight against the Russian Federation for our independence, " - said the presidential representative.

Israel, USA, Canada, Japan, Great Britain and the European Union have already recognized Hamas as a terrorist organization. In the Arab world, this group is forbidden in Jordan and Egypt. In addition, Hamas's military wing was included in the list of terrorist organizations in New Zealand and Australia. We will remind, in Hamas declared readiness to discuss a truce with Israel.