U.S. to build case for Russia war crimes in ICC or other venue -Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will seek the advice of allies to make sure Russia and President Vladimir Putin pay the worth for conflict crimes being dedicated in Ukraine, nationwide safety adviser Jake Sullivan stated on Monday.
Talking to reporters on the White Home, Sullivan stated he had but to see proof that Russian atrocities had risen to the extent of genocide. He stated consultations would possibly happen on the Worldwide Felony Courtroom or one other venue.
The invention of a mass grave and our bodies shot at shut vary in Bucha, exterior Kyiv, a city Ukrainian forces reclaimed from Russian troops, appeared set to provoke the US and Europe into imposing extra sanctions in opposition to Moscow.
Sullivan stated Russia’s everlasting membership within the United Nations Safety Council means any conflict crimes accountability may very well be blocked by Moscow there, he stated.
Requested whether or not the killings in Bucha may very well be on Putin’s orders or by Russian forces performing alone, Sullivan stated that even earlier than the invasion Washington had warned that Russia was intending “as a matter of coverage on this conflict to kill dissidents” and to “impose a reign of terror throughout occupied territories in Ukraine.”
“So, no we don’t consider it is a random accident,” he stated. “We consider this was a part of the plan.”
The US is searching for info from 4 sources to construct a case for conflict crimes, he stated: U.S. and allies’ info together with from intelligence providers, what Ukrainians themselves have noticed on the bottom, worldwide organizations together with the United Nations, and interviews from international impartial media.
(Reporting by Nandita Bose; Enhancing by Leslie Adler and Howard Goller)
