Over 50 culture ministers and EU diplomats arrive in Lviv – mayor
Over 50 ministers of culture, ambassadors, and diplomats from European countries have arrived in Lviv, reported Mayor Andriy Sadovy.
"More than half a hundred ministers of culture, ambassadors, and diplomats of European countries are in Lviv. They came for the Cultural ‘Ramstein.’ But also—to see the consequences of the latest strikes with their own eyes. The destruction that affected our UNESCO heritage just last week," he wrote on Telegram on Tuesday.
"This is not about politics. It is about values. Russia has no right to remain a member of UNESCO. When you destroy culture—you cannot be part of the organization that protects it," he emphasized.
On March 24, Russia launched a massive strike on Ukraine, specifically attacking cities in the western part of the country. There were several hits in Lviv. One of the UAVs struck a residential building in the center and a UNESCO World Heritage site—the Bernardine Monastery. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, commenting on the attack, called it "absolute perversion." Following this, UNESCO expressed "deep concern" regarding the strike and declared its readiness to provide emergency assistance.
The Cultural "Ramstein" is an initiative of Ukraine announced by President Zelenskyy in November 2024, aimed at creating an international alliance for the protection, recovery, and restoration of cultural monuments destroyed by Russian aggression.
