Russia war a 'genocide,' trying to 'wipe out' Ukraine: Biden
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia war a 'genocide,' trying to 'wipe out' Ukraine: Biden

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden on April 12 said Russia’s war in Ukraine “amounted to genocide,” accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to “wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian.” Speaking in Iowa shortly before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington, Mr. Biden said he meant it when he said at an earlier event that Mr. Putin was carrying out genocide against Ukraine. “It’s become clearer and clearer that Putin is just trying to wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian.” Mr. Biden added that it would be up to lawyers to decide if Russia’s conduct met the international standard for genocide, but said “it sure seems that way to me”. Mr. Biden had previously said he did not believe Russia’s actions amounted to genocide, just that they constituted “war crimes”. Past American leaders often have dodged formally declaring bloody campaigns such as Russia’s in Ukraine as genocide, hesitating to trigger an obligation under an international genocide convention that requires signing countries to intervene once genocide is formally identified.

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AOC Criticizes Move To Label War In Ukraine — But Not Gaza — A Genocide
2 days, 23 hours ago

AOC Criticizes Move To Label War In Ukraine — But Not Gaza — A Genocide

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A bipartisan resolution declaring that Russia is committing genocide in its nearly 3-year-old war in Ukraine has left one supporter of the Palestinians in Gaza calling it “problematic.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told HuffPost that if the war in Ukraine is considered a genocide, then Israel’s brutal military campaigns in Gaza since Oct. 27, 2023, following the Hamas-led …

Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia

Deccan Chronicle  

US President Joe Biden has cleared Kyiv to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia, a US official told AFP on Sunday, hours after Russia targeted Ukraine's power grid in a deadly barrage.The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, was confirming reports from The New York Times and The Washington Post that the major policy shift -- long …

Ukraine urges world leaders not to seek 'an out' from Russia's war instead of true peace
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine urges world leaders not to seek 'an out' from Russia's war instead of true peace

The Independent  

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Russia's war in Ukraine has inflicted 'horrific human cost': UN
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia's war in Ukraine has inflicted 'horrific human cost': UN

The Hindu  

Russia's war in Ukraine has exacted a terrible human cost and inflicted suffering on millions, the United Nations rights chief said Thursday, ahead of the second anniversary of the invasion. "The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation has exacted a horrific human cost, inflicting immense suffering on millions of civilians," Mr. Turk said. "Russia's full-scale armed attack on …

UN rights experts decry war crimes by Russia in Ukraine and look into genocide allegations
1 year, 3 months ago

UN rights experts decry war crimes by Russia in Ukraine and look into genocide allegations

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Independent U.N.-backed human rights experts said Monday they have turned up continued evidence of war crimes committed by Russian forces in their war against Ukraine, including torture — some of it with such “brutality” that it led to death — and rape of women aged up to 83 years old. The team said its evidence showed crimes committed …

‘Evocative of genocide’: Ukrainians held by Russians allege torture
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Evocative of genocide’: Ukrainians held by Russians allege torture

Al Jazeera  

A team of legal experts says half of those detained in Kherson were subject to sexual violence, beatings and other abuse. The Mobile Justice Team, which was established by the human rights law firm Global Rights Compliance, said on Wednesday that of 320 cases examined in the southern Ukrainian province, many detainees recounted suffocation, waterboarding, severe beatings and threats of …

Trump’s Unwillingness To Call Putin A War Criminal Underscores GOP Rift
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump’s Unwillingness To Call Putin A War Criminal Underscores GOP Rift

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump’s defense of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in his televised CNN town hall left some Republicans on Capitol Hill again treading carefully at the risk of finding themselves at odds with the frontrunner for the party’s presidential nomination. “If you say he’s a war criminal, it’s going to be a lot tougher to make a deal …

Ukrainians Press Congress To Declare Russian Invasion A Genocide
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukrainians Press Congress To Declare Russian Invasion A Genocide

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Ukrainians and their allies continue to urge Congress to declare the Russian invasion of their country a genocide, a step lawmakers and the U.S. State Department have been reluctant to formally take so far, despite mounting evidence. The latest effort came this week when Razom for Ukraine, a U.S.-based civil society group, released a letter from 50 …

Joe Biden says Russian President Vladimir Putin committed war crimes, calls ICC charges justified
1 year, 9 months ago

Joe Biden says Russian President Vladimir Putin committed war crimes, calls ICC charges justified

ABC  

US President Joe Biden has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has clearly committed war crimes and the International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant for him was justified. Key points: The International Criminal Court earlier called for Russia's president Vladimir Putin's arrest US president Joe Biden stated that Mr Putin 'clearly committed war crimes' The United States …

Russia acted against Ukraine after years of warning, says Sergey Lavrov
1 year, 10 months ago

Russia acted against Ukraine after years of warning, says Sergey Lavrov

The Hindu  

The economic fallout of the Ukraine crisis was not created by Russian military campaign and is being fuelled by the western reaction to the evolving situation, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New Delhi on March 3, 2023. Speaking at the annual Raisina Dialogue, Mr Lavrov repeatedly highlighted the western campaigns in Yugoslavia, Iraq and Afghanistan which according to …

UN chief condemns Russian \'affront\' in Ukraine
1 year, 10 months ago

UN chief condemns Russian \'affront\' in Ukraine

Deccan Chronicle  

New York: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday and said that it "is an affront to our collective conscience." While addressing the eleventh emergency special session two days before the anniversary of Russia's attack, Guterres said, "When you mark Russia's invasion of Ukraine stands as a green milestone for the people of Ukraine and …

Why the US is accusing Russia of crimes against humanity and what that means
1 year, 10 months ago

Why the US is accusing Russia of crimes against humanity and what that means

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. “In the case of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, we have examined the evidence, we know the legal standards, and there is no doubt: These are crimes against humanity,” Vice President Kamala Harris said at the Munich Security Conference this weekend. A crime against humanity is defined by the International …

U.S.: Russia Has Committed Crimes Against Humanity In Ukraine
1 year, 10 months ago

U.S.: Russia Has Committed Crimes Against Humanity In Ukraine

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MUNICH — The United States has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday, insisting that “justice must be served” to the perpetrators. She also cited “execution-style killings, beatings, and electrocution.” The Biden administration formally determined last March that Russian troops had committed war crimes in Ukraine and said …

US says Russia committed ‘crimes against humanity’ in Ukraine
1 year, 10 months ago

US says Russia committed ‘crimes against humanity’ in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

US Vice President Kamala Harris says Russian forces have carried out ‘widespread and systemic’ attacks on civilians. The United States has determined that Russia has committed “crimes against humanity” during its nearly year-long invasion of Ukraine, US Vice President Kamala Harris has said. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, days before the anniversary of Moscow launching its full-scale invasion of …

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine Could Soon Be Labeled A 'Genocide'
1 year, 10 months ago

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine Could Soon Be Labeled A 'Genocide'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Only days ahead of the one-year anniversary of the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a bipartisan group of senators is again trying to get it declared a genocide. “One year into Putin’s brutal and unjustified war against Ukraine, it is beyond clear that Russia has been committing genocide,” Risch said in a statement. Oleksiy Goncharenko, …

Holocaust Remembrance Day | Volodymyr Zelenskyy says ‘indifference kills along with hatred’
1 year, 11 months ago

Holocaust Remembrance Day | Volodymyr Zelenskyy says ‘indifference kills along with hatred’

The Hindu  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, 2023, by urging the world to unite against “indifference” and “hatred,” nearly one year into the Russian invasion of his country. Vladimir Putin blasts ‘neo-Nazis’ in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin repeated a claim that neo-Nazis were committing crimes in Ukraine — an allegation Moscow has used to justify …

US and France pledge Ukraine support amid Russia’s ‘brutal’ war
2 years, 1 month ago

US and France pledge Ukraine support amid Russia’s ‘brutal’ war

Al Jazeera  

US and French presidents vow to hold Russia accountable for ‘atrocities and war crimes’ in its invasion of Ukraine. In a statement outlining discussions between US President Joe Biden and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Thursday, the two countries slammed “Russia’s illegal war of aggression” against its neighbour. Biden and Macron “also reiterate their steadfast …

‘A brutal, needless war ... by one man’: Biden, at U.N., slams Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
2 years, 3 months ago

‘A brutal, needless war ... by one man’: Biden, at U.N., slams Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

LA Times  

President Biden excoriated Russian President Vladimir Putin and called for the rest of the world to stand together against the invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin “shamelessly violated” the United Nations charter by invading Ukraine, President Biden said during his annual address to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday. “Let us speak plainly: A permanent member of the United …

EU calls for war crimes tribunal over Ukraine mass graves
2 years, 3 months ago

EU calls for war crimes tribunal over Ukraine mass graves

Al Jazeera  

EU presidency calls for the formation of an international tribunal for war crimes after some 450 graves were found outside Izyum. You see the soldiers roaming the streets, but there’s barely any sign of life.” ‘Probably 1,000 tortured and killed’ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the mass graves likely provided more evidence that Russia is committing war crimes …

Ukraine invasion: Explosions ring out across country as Putin declares war to ‘de-Nazify’
2 years, 4 months ago

Ukraine invasion: Explosions ring out across country as Putin declares war to ‘de-Nazify’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Russian president said he did not want to …

Ukraine-Russia war crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished?
2 years, 5 months ago

Ukraine-Russia war crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Karim Khan, chief prosecutor at …

Medvedev warns US against punishing Russia over Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

Medvedev warns US against punishing Russia over Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Former Russian president says attempts to use courts or tribunals to investigate Russia’s actions in Ukraine creates threats to ‘existence of humanity’. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned the United States that any attempts by Western countries to punish a nuclear power such as Russia for the war in Ukraine risked endangering humanity. US President Joe Biden says Russian …

Congress Wary Of Calling Russia’s Actions In Ukraine ‘Genocide’
2 years, 6 months ago

Congress Wary Of Calling Russia’s Actions In Ukraine ‘Genocide’

Huff Post  

Crosses attached to a destroyed bridge in the town of Irpin, in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, memorialize the 60 people killed in nearby Bucha by Russian forces. “People confuse genocide with mass murder and mass atrocities,” said Azeem Ibrahim, director of special initiatives for the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy in Washington, pointing to the definition in …

3 nations join international team probing Ukraine war crimes
2 years, 7 months ago

3 nations join international team probing Ukraine war crimes

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Three more nations on Tuesday joined an international investigation team probing war crimes in Ukraine, and the International Criminal Court prosecutor said he plans to open an office in Kyiv, amid ongoing calls for those responsible for atrocities since Russia’s invasion to be brought to justice. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denounced killings of civilians as …

Ukraine war: President Zelenskyy accuses Russia of 'genocide' in Donbas onslaught
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine war: President Zelenskyy accuses Russia of 'genocide' in Donbas onslaught

Firstpost  

In his daily televised address, the Ukrainian president condemned Moscow’s brutal assault on the Donbas region, adding that its bombardment could leave the entire region ‘uninhabited’ Kharkiv, Ukraine: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of carrying out a “genocide” in the eastern region of Donbas, where the city of Severodonetsk is suffering an onslaught of Russian shelling. Three people died …

Ukraine's President Zelensky Accuses Russia of 'Genocide' in Donbas Region
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine's President Zelensky Accuses Russia of 'Genocide' in Donbas Region

News 18  

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday accused Russia of carrying out “an obvious policy of genocide” in his country’s eastern Donbas region. “All this, including the deportation of our people and the mass killings of civilians, is an obvious policy of genocide pursued by Russia,” he said in his daily televised address. Russian President Vladimir Putin in late February sent …

Russia says Ukraine war slowdown is deliberate, no need to 'chase deadlines'
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia says Ukraine war slowdown is deliberate, no need to 'chase deadlines'

The Hindu  

Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on May 24 that Russia was deliberately slowing its offensive in Ukraine to allow civilians to evacuate, while a top security official said Moscow was not "chasing deadlines" in the three-month-old war. "Ceasefires are being declared and humanitarian corridors are being created in order to get people out of surrounded settlements," Mr. Shoigu said in …

Russia-Ukraine war: US slams Putin’s ‘depravity’
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: US slams Putin’s ‘depravity’

Al Jazeera  

The Pentagon spokesman asks how any ‘moral’ person could justify the atrocities being committed in Ukraine. The United States defence department has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “brutality” and “depravity” in his country’s invasion of Ukraine. “It’s hard to look at what he’s doing in Ukraine,” a visibly emotional John Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman, said, questioning how any “moral” …

Canada's House backs a motion recognizing Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide
2 years, 8 months ago

Canada's House backs a motion recognizing Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide

NPR  

Canada's House backs a motion recognizing Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide Enlarge this image toggle caption Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images Lawmakers in Canada's House of Commons unanimously adopted a motion on Wednesday recognizing that Russia is committing acts of genocide against the Ukrainian people. Those steps could include implementing sanctions against oligarchs more …

Ukraine war recasts ‘Navalny’ as a prequel to Putin’s aims
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine war recasts ‘Navalny’ as a prequel to Putin’s aims

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — When Christo Grozev, executive director of the investigative collective Bellingcat, recently re-watched the new documentary “Navalny,” about the imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, he was struck by how much the film affected him differently since Vladimir Putin launched Russia’s war in Ukraine. “Getting this film out in the world will help the world understand that Vladimir …

Biden’s trademark political traits tested by war in Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden’s trademark political traits tested by war in Ukraine

CNN  

Washington CNN — When President Joe Biden labeled Russia’s actions in Ukraine “genocide” this week, the response by his team looked much different than when he declared, also unplanned, that Vladimir Putin shouldn’t be in power. Like his declaration at Warsaw’s royal castle that Putin “cannot remain in power,” Biden identifying genocide in Ukraine prompted questions about what, if anything, …

Ukrainian Parliament Calls Russian Army's Actions 'Genocide'
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukrainian Parliament Calls Russian Army's Actions 'Genocide'

News 18  

Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday backed a resolution recognizing the actions of the Russian military in the country as “genocide”. “The actions committed by the armed forces of Russia are not just a crime of aggression, but pursue the goal of the systematic and consistent destruction of the Ukrainian people, their identity and the deprivation of their right to self-determination and …

EXPLAINER: Why the term ‘genocide’ matters in Ukraine war
2 years, 8 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why the term ‘genocide’ matters in Ukraine war

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden declares Russia’s Ukraine war “genocide,” it isn’t just another strong word. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Russia’s behavior in Ukraine “doesn’t look far short of genocide,” but the U.K. has not officially used the term, saying only a court can make such a designation. Gissou Nia, a human-rights lawyer who worked on …

Ukraine latest: Russian missile ship damaged, WHO chief slams lack of focus on other crises, Finland and Sweden grow closer to NATO
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine latest: Russian missile ship damaged, WHO chief slams lack of focus on other crises, Finland and Sweden grow closer to NATO

ABC  

A flagship in Russia's Black Sea fleet has been badly damaged, with Russia blaming a fire but Ukraine saying two missiles hit the Moskva vessel. Finland could join NATO "within weeks" as support for the military alliance surges there and in neighbouring Sweden after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it was "absolutely right" for more …

Biden: Russia war is genocide, trying to ‘wipe out’ Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden: Russia war is genocide, trying to ‘wipe out’ Ukraine

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden now says Russia’s war in Ukraine amounts to genocide, accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to “wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian.” “Yes, I called it genocide,” he told reporters in Iowa on Tuesday shortly before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington. “It’s become clearer and clearer.” Last week, Biden …

Russia war a genocide, Putin trying to wipe out Ukraine, says US President Biden
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia war a genocide, Putin trying to wipe out Ukraine, says US President Biden

India Today  

US President Joe Biden has said Russia’s war in Ukraine amounted to “genocide,” accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to “wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian.” “Yes, I called it genocide,” he told reporters in Iowa shortly before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington. — April 12, 2022 A United Nations treaty, to which the …

Russia war a \'genocide,\' trying to \'wipe out\' Ukraine: Biden
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia war a \'genocide,\' trying to \'wipe out\' Ukraine: Biden

Deccan Chronicle  

Des Moines : President Joe Biden said Russia's war in Ukraine amounted to "genocide,” accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to “wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian." We are grateful for US assistance provided so far and we urgently need more heavy weapons to prevent further Russian atrocities.” A United Nations treaty, to which the U.S. is …

'Putin Trying to Wipe Out...': Joe Biden Accuses Russian Forces of 'Genocide' in Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

'Putin Trying to Wipe Out...': Joe Biden Accuses Russian Forces of 'Genocide' in Ukraine

News 18  

President Joe Biden for the first time Tuesday accused Vladimir Putin’s forces of committing genocide in Ukraine, where Russia was intensifying its campaign to subdue the devastated port city of Mariupol. Biden’s accusation came as Moscow — already accused by the West of widespread atrocities against civilians — was feared to be readying a massive onslaught across Ukraine’s east that …

Russia-Ukraine War Highlights: US President Biden approves $800 million in military assistance for Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine War Highlights: US President Biden approves $800 million in military assistance for Ukraine

Hindustan Times  

Service members of pro-Russian troops drive a tank during Ukraine-Russia conflict on a road outside the southern port city of Mariupol, Russia-Ukraine War | Day 49 - LIVE Updates: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the world to respond to Russia’s use of a poisonous substance in Mariupol. “Given the repeated threats by Russian propagandists to use chemical weapons against …

Russia war a 'genocide,' trying to 'wipe out' Ukraine, says US President Biden
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia war a 'genocide,' trying to 'wipe out' Ukraine, says US President Biden

India TV News  

Highlights Biden's comments drew praise from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Zelenskyy had encouraged Western leaders to use the term to describe Russian invasion Earlier, Biden faced controversy for a 9-word statement seemingly supporting regime change in Moscow President Joe Biden on Tuesday said Russia's war in Ukraine "amounted to genocide," accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to “wipe out the …

Why Joe Biden might be right to call Putin’s actions in Ukraine a ‘genocide’
2 years, 8 months ago

Why Joe Biden might be right to call Putin’s actions in Ukraine a ‘genocide’

The Telegraph  

“I called it genocide because it has become clearer and clearer that Putin is just trying to wipe out the idea of being able to be Ukrainian and the evidence is mounting,” President Joe Biden told reporters on Tuesday night. He added: “We’ll let the lawyers decide internationally whether or not it qualifies, but it sure seems that way to …

Russia says Biden’s Ukraine ‘genocide’ claim is unacceptable
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia says Biden’s Ukraine ‘genocide’ claim is unacceptable

Al Jazeera  

Moscow ‘categorically disagrees’ with US president’s ‘genocide’ comment and accuses Washington of hypocrisy over its own crimes. Moscow said that it is “unacceptable” for US President Joe Biden to use the word “genocide” to describe Russia’s actions in Ukraine, and has accused Washington of hypocrisy over its own crimes. Biden on Tuesday accused Russian forces of committing “genocide” in Ukraine, …

Trudeau welcomes use of ‘genocide’ to describe Russian war effort
2 years, 8 months ago

Trudeau welcomes use of ‘genocide’ to describe Russian war effort

Al Jazeera  

Canadian prime minister deems it ‘absolutely right’ to see more people using term to denounce Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he believes it is “absolutely right” to see more people using the term “genocide” to describe Russian actions in Ukraine, where Moscow’s assault is entering an eighth week. However, Trudeau stopped short of directly …

WATCH: Biden explains why he's now accusing Putin of 'genocide' in Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

WATCH: Biden explains why he's now accusing Putin of 'genocide' in Ukraine

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden on Tuesday raised eyebrows when he referred to Russia's actions in Ukraine as a "genocide," and he subsequently made it clear to reporters that it was not a slip of the tongue. As reported by CNN's Natasha Bertrand, Biden subsequently explained to reporters why he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions in Ukraine should be considered an …

Biden says Russia committing ‘genocide’ in Ukraine
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden says Russia committing ‘genocide’ in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

US President Biden says Russia’s Putin is ‘trying to wipe out the idea of being able to be Ukrainian’. US President Joe Biden has said his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is committing “genocide” in Ukraine, where concerns are mounting over the killing of civilians and the prospects of a new Russian offensive in the country’s east. Speaking to reporters on …

Russia’s sixth week of war in Ukraine saw atrocities. What next?
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia’s sixth week of war in Ukraine saw atrocities. What next?

Al Jazeera  

As we review the events that unfolded in week 6, an expert says Russia may move now to take the port of Odesa. “The video material can’t be trusted, as our specialists from the defence ministry detected signs of video forgery and various fakes … We would require many world leaders not to rush with statements, groundless accusations,” said Kremlin …

Is Russia committing genocide in Ukraine? A human rights expert looks at the warning signs
2 years, 9 months ago

Is Russia committing genocide in Ukraine? A human rights expert looks at the warning signs

Firstpost  

There’s a real threat that Russia will commit genocide in Ukraine. As evidence of war crimes emerges, there is reason to believe it may already be taking place There’s a real threat that Russia will commit genocide in Ukraine. “Russia’s forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on March 23, …

Ukraine: As Russia faces ‘genocide’ charge, experts urge caution
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine: As Russia faces ‘genocide’ charge, experts urge caution

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine says civilian killings in Bucha constitute ‘genocide’, but analysts say charge needs to be fully investigated. “In public discourse, there’s a tendency to treat genocide as the worst of all crimes,” said Ernesto Verdeja, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. “That’s problematic and unfortunate because in fact, in international law, genocide, war crimes …

Editorial: Putin and Russia must answer for atrocities in Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Editorial: Putin and Russia must answer for atrocities in Ukraine

LA Times  

In a powerful speech to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of the “most terrible war crimes” since World War II and rightly demanded that Russia face “full accountability” for its atrocities committed during its unprovoked invasion. U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said Tuesday that what happened in Bucha was “a …

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