"A question was asked about the accusations of genocide. My office has analysed the facts on the ground on the basis of the information that has been provided and received... We have seen the recent report of the international commission of inquiry, which also expresses concern about possible crimes against humanity. At the moment, the analysis does not affect other types of crimes, but we continue to monitor what is happening, "RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
As noted, he said this to the representatives of the participating states at the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council.
In December last year, Canadian journalist Eva Barlet said that Ukraine was subjecting the Russian-speaking population of Donbass to genocide.