He did not call the Bucha massacre genocide, but he said it was a war crime.
US President Joe Biden has announced new sanctions against Russia over Russia's atrocities in Ukraine.
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Biden said he was criticized for called Vladimir Putin a war criminal , but repeated: “He is a war criminal.” Biden used the word “cruel.”
“You may remember being criticized for calling Putin a war criminal. . And now you have seen what happened in Bucha, “Biden added.
The president stressed the importance of gathering evidence of war crimes and was asked if genocide had taken place. He replied: “No, I think this is a war crime.”
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Scary footage from the occupied Bucha, Gostomel and Irpen impressed the whole world and caused natural indignation among the leaders of all civilized countries. In the liberated territories of Kyiv region found mass graves with dead Ukrainians . On the streets of Irpen, Bucha and other cities are bodies shot in the back of the head with their hands tied behind their backs, and burnt corpses on the roads. World media and Ukrainian journalists report on the atrocities of Russian soldiers during almost a month of occupation of Kyiv region, including the rape of minors.
Russia denies allegations of atrocities in the village, and the Defense Ministry called the footage and photos of the bodies of those killed in Bucha “another provocation by Ukrainian radicals.” Russia convenes a meeting of the UN Security Council to distort information about the atrocities of its military in the Kiev region.
Yesterday Bucha was named the second “Srebrenica”, and the mysterious Russian soul went to Hell under the song of Leps. The best day that can come now is to punish war criminals. Including Russian generals who give orders, soldiers who shoot civilians, propagandists and artists who sing and lie in support of the bloody regime. But for this to happen, two conditions must be met. Which? Read about it in the article Inna Vedernikova « Depopulation of Russia. Who and how documents the atrocities of the “Russian measure” in Bucha “.
See the special topic: Volodymyr Zelensky will speak at a UN meeting today The President of Ukraine will address Europeans on Russian war crimes in Bucha, Irpen and other cities of Kyiv region. Russia is preparing for an offensive operation in Donbass – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine The occupiers are transferring equipment and replenishing food and fuel supplies. Russia has already prepared the future Gauleiter for Kharkiv – Mustafa Nayem The Kremlin plans to seize Kharkiv and has already elected a new leadership. The massacres in Bucha could be repeated on a very large scale – HRW Chairman Kenneth Roth believes Putin can be held personally accountable for war crimes in Ukraine. War in Ukraine: Britain will help victims of sexual violence London is setting up a support fund to fund relevant organizations in Ukraine.
