Turkey agrees to start the process for Finland's NATO membership, ending its months-long block of the Nordic nation's accession
UN report says Russia's atrocities in Ukraine may be war crimes and crimes against humanityChair of the Independent international commission of inquiry on Ukraine Erik Mose, center, and Commission's members Jasminka Dzumhur, left, and Pablo de Greiff attend a news conference to present the report containing their latest findings in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 16.
"The Commission has concluded that Russian armed forces have carried out attacks with explosive weapons in populated areas with an apparent disregard for civilian harm and suffering," it said, adding that the country's attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and authorities' use of torture"may amount to crimes against humanity."
Russian authorities violated their obligation under international humanitarian law to facilitate in every possibly way the reunion of families dispersed as a result of the armed conflict.Some members of Russian armed forces committed the war crime of rape and sexual violence — which can amount to torture — in areas they controlled.
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