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Feb 19 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
United States Vice President Kamala Harris announced on February 18 that the US had determined that #Russia had committed crimes against humanity in #Ukraine. isw.pub/UkrWar021823
2/ VP Harris stated during the #MunichSecurityConference that Russian forces “have pursued a widespread and systematic attack against a civilian population” by committing murder, torture, rape, and deportation.
3/ Harris noted that Russian forces forcibly deported hundreds of thousands of people from #Ukraine to #Russia, including children.
4/ Harris noted that after the review of the evidence, there is “no doubt” that #Russia committed crimes against humanity.
5/ US Secretary of State Antony #Blinken added that the US reserves the determination of crimes against humanity for the “most egregious crimes.” isw.pub/UkrWar021823

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