Washington is trying to “demonize Russia” and “fuel the Ukrainian crisis” by accusing Moscow of crimes against humanity, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Sunday.
US Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Saturday that Washington had officially determined that Russia was committing crimes against humanity in Ukraine, in a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Germany.
In a message on the social network Telegram, Antonov said: “We consider such insinuations an attempt, unprecedented in terms of cynicism, to demonize Russia during a hybrid war, unleashed against us. There is no doubt that the purpose of such attacks is to justify Washington’s own actions to fuel the Ukraine crisis,” he said.
Harris had said Russia was responsible for a “widespread and systematic attack” on Ukraine’s civilian population, committing war crimes – as the administration officially concluded last March – and unlawful acts against non-believers. fighters. She cited evidence of execution-style killings, rape, torture and forced deportations.
The Biden administration will continue to help Ukraine investigate these alleged crimes, she said, pledging to hold the perpetrators and “their superiors” “accountable”.
“Let us all agree: on behalf of all victims, known and unknown: Justice must be served,” Harris added.
Politico
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