The nation's top diplomat described a laundry list of reports in which Russian forces targeted Ukrainian civilians.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with U.S. embassy staff at the Swissotel in Tallinn, Estonia March 8, 2022.WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that he believes Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine, citing numerous instances of attacks on civilians.
"After all, the destruction of the past three weeks, I find it difficult to conclude that the Russians are doing otherwise," he added.It was the first time Biden publicly branded Putin with that term. She noted that there is a separate legal process underway at the State Department to determine whether Putin violated international law and committed war crimes.
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