The US Vice President on Saturday accused Russia for the first time of committing ‘crimes against humanity’ since its invasion of Ukraine began, warning that those responsible will be ‘accountable’ .
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Kamala Harris, a former prosecutor, gave a chilling enumeration of abuses attributed to Moscow, citing systematic bombings targeting civilians and critical infrastructure, torture and rape attributed to Russian soldiers, the deportations of Ukrainians to Russia, including thousands of children separated from their families.
Since the start of the invasion, the United States has documented or cataloged more than 30,600 cases of war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine, the US State Department said.