Canada accuses Russia of committing war crimes in Bucha but doesn’t follow allies in expelling diplomats
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly accused Moscow of committing war crimes by murdering civilians in Ukraine and is urging International Criminal Court investigators to travel to locations of alleged atrocities as soon as possible.
“These are clearly war crimes; these are clearly crimes against humanity,” she told reporters during a press conference in Helsinki with her Finnish counterpart. “These acts cannot go unpunished.
“The images from Bucha testify to an unbelievable brutality on the part of the Russian leadership and those who follow its propaganda,” Ms. Baerbock said in a statement. She said Canada will apply more sanctions to individuals and companies linked to Mr. Putin’s circle and the war on Ukraine. The NDP’s Ms. McPherson, for her part, urged that Russia be removed from the UN Human Rights Council. The United States said Monday it will ask the UN General Assembly to do this.
Ottawa is sending a specialized team of RCMP investigators to the International Criminal Court in The Hague to gather evidence of potential Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
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