Breaking news: Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine, Vice President Harris said, calling on the world to act
“In the case of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, we have examined the evidence, we know the legal standards, and there is no doubt: These are crimes against humanity,” Harris said.
A day earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking during the same high-profile time slot, asked that the gathered leaders “speed up” their support for Kyiv in its fight against Russia, warning that the larger nation had begun a Spring offensive that needed to be blunted. Meanwhile, several polls show Americans’ support for Ukraine’s war has cooled. Forty-eight percent of Americans say they favor the U.S. providing weapons to Ukraine, according to an Associated Press/NORC poll released the day Harris landed in Europe. In May 2022, nearly three months into the war, 60% of U.S. adults said they were in favor of sending Ukraine weapons.In her speech, Harris alluded to some of those fissures, speaking of an uneven road ahead.
and other countries. And as the invasion’s anniversary neared, Harris has batted back criticism that support for Ukraine is floundering in America and elsewhere.
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