US Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday accused Russia of committing “crimes against humanity” in Ukraine, saying Moscow’s forces had conducted “widespread and systemic” attacks on the country’s civilian population.
MUNICH, Germany —
It is the first time that the United States has formally designated Russia’s actions in Ukraine as crimes against humanity. “I say to all those who have perpetrated these crimes and to their superiors who are complicit in these crimes you will be held to account… Justice must be served,” said Harris, a former prosecutor.
“We must give Ukraine what they need to win and prevail as a sovereign, independent nation in Europe,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. Opening the conference on Friday via video link, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged allies to speed up their efforts.
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