Canada to increase support for International Criminal Court investigation into \u0027abhorrent and senseless actions\u0027 in Ukraine
“This weekend, the world witnessed an abhorrent and senseless attack on innocent civilian lives in Bucha,” said Joly during a trip to Helsinki Monday.Russia is facing a renewed level of global outrage after reports of atrocities against Ukrainian civilians emerged over the weekend as Russian troops withdrew from towns they occupied around Kyiv.
She said Canada will impose new sanctions on Russian and Belarusian individuals and she plans to follow up with G7 partners, saying that group of leading democracies needs to do more to isolate Russia.Article content “First of all, it’s very important to understand that war has also rules. And the rules are set by the Geneva Conventions. And if you break those rules you are making war crimes. And this is what it looks like has happened in Bucha,” Haavisto said.Article content
“In addition to the unconscionable killing of civilians, reports are also emerging about sexual violence against women and children by the Russian military. These heinous acts demand action. Vladimir Putin and the Russian military must not be allowed to get away with this.”Article contentU.S. President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a butcher but stopped short of labelling the situation as genocide.