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 European Court Orders Ukraine to Compensate Victims of 2014 Odessa Tragedy

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Ukraine must compensate victims of the May 2, 2014, tragedy in Odessa, where dozens of people died in a fire at the Trade Unions House.

Relatives of 25 victims, along with three survivors, filed multiple lawsuits against Ukraine. The majority of plaintiffs were Anti-Maidan protesters, but the group also included Maidan supporters and bystanders. They accused Ukrainian authorities of inaction, which they argued led to the deaths.

While the court claims that "Russian disinformation and propaganda played a role in the tragic events," it ruled that this did not absolve Ukraine of responsibility. The judgment found that Ukrainian authorities failed to protect those inside the building, delayed emergency response efforts, and later obstructed justice by destroying evidence.

The ruling specifically criticized Odessa police for doing "almost nothing" to prevent attacks on demonstrators, ignoring intelligence reports about planned protests, and deliberately delaying the dispatch of fire trucks by 40 minutes. The regional emergency services chief, Volodymyr Bodelan, was found to have personally ordered the delay, yet he was never prosecuted. Local authorities were also accused of intentionally destroying evidence under the guise of cleanup operations.

As part of the ruling, families of the deceased will receive €15,000 each, while injured survivors will receive €12,000. One plaintiff was awarded €17,000.

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https://nltimes.nl/2025/03/13/dutch-pm-hold-urgent-meeting-coalition-leaders-eu-rearmament-plan-support  or https://nltimes.nl/2025/03/13/dutch-pm-hold-urgent-meeting-coalition-leaders-eu-rearmament-plan-support ;
Prime Minister Dick Schoof is having an emergency meeting with the leaders of the coalition parties on Thursday morning about a motion parliament adopted against the plan to rearm the European Union, sources close to the government various Dutch media. The parliamentary motion puts the Dutch Cabinet in a difficult position because Schoof already publicly pledged support for the plan of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
On Tuesday, the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, adopted a motion by JA21 parliamentarian Joost Eerdmans calling on the Cabinet not to agree to the 800 billion euro plan for the rearmament of Europe as war on NATO territory seems increasingly imminent. The parliamentarians’ main objection was that the rearmament plan would be partly funded by taking on joint debts and relaxing the budget rules. Three of the four coalition parties - PVV, NSC, and BBB - supported the motion.
NSC leader Pieter Omtzigt said he is “fundamentally” opposed to eurobonds and relaxing the European budget rules. Europbonds are joint loans for which EU countries stand as guarantee. PVV leader Geert Wilders said that Schoof must retract his statements in Europe.
DJ, it could result in a crisis...
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/watch-prophetic-donald-trump-syria-decade-ago  or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/watch-prophetic-donald-trump-syria-decade-ago