US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron.
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The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been going on for more than nine months. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron have pledged to hold Russia accountable for war crimes in Ukraine. Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron have pledged to hold Russia accountable for “widely documented atrocities and war crimes” in Ukraine, reports news agency Reuters. The two leaders announced this during a joint press conference after a meeting on the matter at the White House.
Special court should investigate Russia’s war crimes: European Union
Earlier, the European Union (EU) proposed setting up a UN-backed special court in Ukraine to investigate possible war crimes committed by Russia and to use Russia’s frozen assets to rebuild the war-torn country. was. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU stood ready to work with international partners to mobilize global support.
“We will continue to support the work of the International Criminal Court,” he said. The Russian military has been accused of mass killings in the Kyiv suburb of Buka since the start of the war on February 24, and attacks on civilians including a March 16 bombing of a theater in Mariupol that killed an estimated 600 people. Is. Europe and the International Criminal Court in The Hague are investigating military crimes committed during the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelensky also appealed that the invaders be held accountable in Ukraine. Leyen said on Wednesday the EU wanted Russian assets frozen under sanctions to be used to pay for the destruction in neighboring Ukraine. He estimated that Ukraine had lost 600 billion euros. We want Russia to pay, he said.
Russia will lose one lakh soldiers by the end of this year: Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made an important statement amidst the ongoing war with Russia. Zelensky warned of heavy losses to Russian troops. He said that by the end of this year, Russia will lose one lakh of its soldiers. Addressing the nation via video, President Zelensky also said that the situation on the front is very difficult.