Germany Holds Putin Responsible for ‘War Crimes’ Committed in Ukraine Invasion

The German head of government, Olaf Scholzblamed on Tuesday the president of Russia, Vladimir Putinfor the “war crimes” committed since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine.

“The Russian Invasion of Ukraine remains a blatant violation of international law,” he said. scholz to journalists after holding a videoconference on Ukraine with the president of the United States, Joe Biden, and several of his European counterparts.

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“The murder of thousands of civilians that we have witnessed is a war crime for which the Russian president bears responsibility”he added.

“We feel immense pain for the victims and also, it must be said, great anger towards the Russian president and this senseless war,” he stressed.

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Western leaders reaffirmed their “full solidarity and support” for Ukrainehe claimed scholzwho is facing growing pressure at home to authorize the shipment of heavy weapons to Ukraine.

The German chancellor stressed that it was a duty “to prevent an extension of the war to other countries” and reiterated that NATO was not going to “intervene directly”.

Source: Elcomercio

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