Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada will help investigate sexual violence by Russian troops against women and girls in Ukraine.
MPs in Canada have already voted symbolically to label Russian targeting of Ukrainian civilians a genocide.
They said specialist support is needed for Ukrainian women and girls fleeing to neighbouring countries who may have been raped and abused by invading troops. It has already sent "experts on investigating sexual and gender-based crime" to help the International Criminal Court with its war crimes investigation. They are interviewing refugees, "mainly women and girls and children," as witnesses.
Linde said Sweden wanted "security assurances" from other NATO countries if it applies for membership in the military alliance, in case there are reprisals from Russia for choosing to join. Russia is already engaging in disinformation campaigns, including falsely labelling prominent figures in Sweden as Nazis, she said.
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