Defense & National Security — US says Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine
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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken formally announced Wednesday that the United States government believes that Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine. In a statement, Blinken repeatedly raised the brutality in the city of Mariupol, Ukraine and he compared it to similar Russian campa…
The US government has formally declared that members of the Russian armed forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Wednesday.
The United States said Wednesday that public information and intelligence it has collected amounts to strong evidence that the Russian military has committed war crimes in Ukraine.
The Biden administration on Wednesday made a formal determination that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine and said it would work with others to prosecute offenders, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. “Today, I can announce that, based on information currently available, the U.
"Today, I can announce that, based on information currently available, the U.S. government assesses that members of Russia's forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Wednesday.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration has made a formal determination that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden has called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a "war criminal". But it is the job of Iryna Venediktova, Ukraine's prosecutor general, to make the case.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the assessment is based on U.S. intelligence and public reports of Russian attacks on civilians and journalists.
The State Department officially declared Wednesday afternoon Russia has committed a number of war crimes against Ukraine. "Last week, I echoed President Biden’s statement, based on the countless accounts and
"Based on information currently available, the U.S. government assesses that members of Russia's forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday made a formal determination that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine and said it would work with others to prosecute
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the U.S. government "assesses that members of Russia's forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States would share that information with allies, partners and international institutions tasked with investigating allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration has made a formal determination that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine.
