The United States has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday.
Ukrainian soldier Vladyslav Orlov is hoping to walk again with help of a U.S. hospital after being told his legs could be amputated.The United States has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday, insisting that "justice must be served" to the perpetrators.
The Biden administration formally determined last March that Russian troops had committed war crimes in Ukraine and said it would work with others to prosecute offenders. A determination of crimes against humanity goes a step further, indicating that attacks against civilians are being carried out in a widespread and systematic manner.
Harris said that, as a former prosecutor and former head of California's Department of Justice, she knows "the importance of gathering facts and holding them up against the law." The new determination underlines the "staggering extent" of suffering inflicted on Ukrainian civilians and "also reflects the deep commitment of the United States to holding members of Russia's forces and other Russian officials accountable for their atrocities," he said.
Harris' audience Saturday didn't include any Russian officials. Conference organizers decided not to invite them this year.
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