In February 2023, the world marked the year of Russia’s war against Ukraine, which brought about horrific atrocities, including, as determined by the U.S. State Department, crimes against humanity. Th...
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Calls For Putin To Face War Crimes Trial Intensify As Invasion Enters Second Year
Topline It is only a matter of time before Vladimir Putin is put on trial for war crimes, U.S. envoy Beth Van Schaack said in an interview with Sky News released Friday, joining growing calls to hold ...
Germany Calls For A Tribunal For Putin’s Crime Of Aggression
On January 16, 2023, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called for the establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders for aggression in The Hague. Foreign Minister Baerbock em...
Putin’s War Crimes Could Be Prosecuted In The United States
On Thursday, January 5, 2023, President Joe Biden signed into law the bipartisan Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act (S. 4240), which expands the scope of individuals subject to prosecution for war ...
The Destruction Of Religious Sites By Russian Forces In Ukraine
On February 24, 2022, Putin unleashed an attack on Ukraine without any provocation and without any credible justification. Subsequent months have seen evidence suggesting that Russian troops are perpe...
A Fierce And Furious Russian Punkster In New York
Max Pokrovskiy of Nogu Svelo! at The Cutting Room, New York. September, 2022 Max Pokrovskiy Facebook Page Veteran rocker Max Pokrovskiy, leader of the popular Russian pop-punk rock band Nogu Svelo!, u...
Putin’s Atrocities In Ukraine – Crimes With A Name
On November 14, 2022, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the U.S. Helsinki Commission, will host a briefing on the issue of Russia’s genocide in Ukraine. The briefing comes months a...
Putin’s Vengeance Missiles Rain Down On Kyiv
KYIV, UKRAINE – OCTOBER 10: A screen grab taken from a surveillance camera shows an explosion rocked … [+] a bridge in the Shevchenkivskyi district of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv on Octobe...
Sunday, October 2. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy leads a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council … [+] in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP Uk...
Saturday, October 1. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information
KUPIANSK, UKRAINE – OCTOBER 1: Kupiansk refugees flee over a destroyed bridge on October 1, 2022 in … [+] Kupiansk, Ukraine. The city has been successfully captured by Ukrainian Armed Forc...
Friday, September 30. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information
In this image released by the Police Press Service, the view from a drone shows the site of a … [+] Russian rocket attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. A Russian strike on th...
Tuesday, September 20. Russia’s War On Ukraine: Daily News And Information
An Ukrainian serviceman stands in a basement which, according to Ukrainian authorities, was used as … [+] a torture cell during the Russian occupation, in the retaken village of Kozacha Lopan, U...
Monday, September 19. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information
In this photo provided by the South Ukraine nuclear power plant, a crater left by a Russian rocket … [+] is seen 300 meter from the South Ukraine nuclear power plant, in the background, close to...
How Does Ukraine Define Victory?
Participation of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the annual meeting of the Yalta … [+] European Strategy, September 9, 2022. Kyiv, Ukraine. Office of the President of Ukraine As ...
Helping Ukrainians On The Ground, One Family At A Time
People wait in a line to receive food at a humanitarian aid distribution point in Zaporizhzhia, … [+] Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko) Copyright 2022 The Associated P...
Russia Claims Ukraine Killed Its Own POWs—Here’s Why Few Believe It
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT – In this photo taken from video a view of destroyed barrack at a prison … [+] in Olenivka, in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces, eastern Ukr...
Default Won’t Trigger a Long Winter for Russia
Failing to pay your debts can stop you getting a loan again. Except if you are a country—even Russia. Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution. Becaus...
‘Compelling Evidence’ Of Russian War Crimes—Including Deliberate Killing Of Civilians—In Ukraine, Amnesty International Says
Topline Amnesty International on Friday said it has documented “compelling evidence” Russian forces had committed war crimes in Ukraine, the latest development in a growing campaign by governments and...
Biden Accuses Russia Of Committing ‘Genocide’ In Ukraine For First Time
Topline President Joe Biden called Russia’s actions in Ukraine a “genocide” during a speech in Iowa on Tuesday, an allegation he reiterated while speaking to the media later that day, marking the firs...
More Than 500 Ukrainian Children Killed Or Injured Since Russia Invaded, Ukraine’s Prosecutor’s Office Says
Topline More than 500 children have been killed or injured since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine six weeks ago, Ukraine’s prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday, while the United Nations’ childre...
EU Chief Von Der Leyen Will Visit Zelensky In Kyiv As More Countries Expel Russian Diplomats Over Bucha
Topline European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will travel to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv this week, according to the chief spokesperson for the Commission on Tuesd...
Is Putin Committing Genocide In Ukraine?
Early April 2022 has seen allegations of Putin committing genocide in Ukraine. These allegations, as expressed by President Zelensky, came after Russian troops were retreating from Bucha and Irpin rev...
As Russian Troops Leave Irpin And Bucha, Ukraine, More Evidence Of Putin’s War Crimes Emerges
April 3, 2022, has seen reports of egregious crimes being perpetrated in Irpin and Bucha, Ukraine. Among others, media outlets reported on images of Ukrainian civilians lying dead on the streets of Bu...
Zelensky Accuses Russia Of Genocide As Allegations Of Civilian Killings Mount
Topline Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday accused Russia of committing genocide during its invasion of Ukraine, marking the most sweeping genocide allegation from Zelensky yet, after Ru...
Putin’s War on Ukrainian Children
Children are victims in every armed conflict. This is a given. According to reports, Ukraine is not an exception. After Putin unleashed an attack on Ukraine, without any provocation and any credible j...
War Crimes In Ukraine? Here’s What Russia’s Been Accused Of And What Comes Next.
Topline The U.S. said Sunday there’s “credible” evidence of Russia committing war crimes, the latest such allegation against Russia in its war on Ukraine as the International Criminal Court launches i...
International Courts Can Make Russia Pay For This War—Eventually
A Ukrainian soldier stands next to a damaged wall after the reported shelling of a kindergarten in … [+] the settlement of Stanytsia Luhanska, Ukraine, on February 17, 2022. – U.S. Defense...
How To Fight War Crimes With Your Smartphone
A child in the rubble of a destroyed building (Photo by Sandro Maddalena/NurPhoto) (Photo by … [+] NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis via Getty Images One of the biggest challenges of brin...