The EU has promised new sanctions after accusing Russia of committing “atrocities” against civilians. Russia says it is a “setup”. The UN calls for an independent investigation into civilian deaths.
The President of the European Council, Charles MichaelHas promised new European Union sanctions against Russia after accusing the Russian army of committing “atrocities” in the Ukrainian city buchanorth of Kiev and recently liberated, where more than 400 civilian bodies have been found, many handcuffed and with signs of gunshot.
Michel has promised the Ukrainian government and NGOs the start of “gathering the necessary evidence to prosecute the case in international courts” before promising that “new EU sanctions and more aid are already underway”.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyenhas the “unspeakable horrors” which was discovered after the Russian withdrawal and has called for “an urgent independent investigation”. “Those responsible must be held accountable,” he said.
The EU’s High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, has emphasized that “the EU supports Ukraine in documenting war crimes. All cases should be tried by the International Criminal Court”.
Representatives of the governments of the US, UK, Germany, France, Spain… have expressed the same opinion.
The German Finance Minister, Christian Lindner, announced that it will convene its European allies next Monday to discuss a tightening of sanctions against Russia: “Starting tomorrow (Monday), we will discuss with our partners how to further tighten sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin Lindner said on his Twitter account. “Bucha’s images show the criminal nature of the war against Ukraine. It is unbearable,” he added.
For its part, the British Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, has defended the need to investigate “arbitrary attacks” by Russian troops on civilians in Ukraine as war crimes. “We will not allow Russia to cover up its involvement in these atrocities with cynical disinformation and we will ensure that Russia’s actions see the light,” Truss said, according to the British newspaper ‘The Guardian’.
UN calls for independent inquiry into civilian deaths in Bucha
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed “shocked” at the images of civilians killed in Bucha and called for an independent investigation into what happened. “I am deeply shocked by the images of civilian casualties in Bucha, Ukraine. It is essential that an independent investigation leads to effective accountability,” Guterres said in a brief statement.
Moscow denies these allegations and denounces a “intent” by Ukraine.
In a statement collected by TASS, the ministry assures that, during the time Bucha was under the control of the Russian armed forces, “no local resident experienced any violent actions”, while “Ukrainian troops attacked the city 24 hours a day with large-caliber artillery, tanks and multiple missile launch systems”.
The ministry assures that “all Russian units completely left Bucha on March 30” and that a day after the withdrawal, the mayor of Bucha “confirmed that there were no Russian military personnel in the city without ever mentioning the existence of riddled residents on the streets.” mention.”
The ministry assures that “all photos and video fragments” about the existence of corpses in the city are nothing more than a “staging of the Kiev regime for the western media as a maternity hospital in Mariupol was at the time.”, and that all this “evidence of crimes” appeared days later, with the arrival of the press in the city.
Source: EITB
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