Biden Refers To Russian Invasion Of Ukraine As Genocide

“Your family budget, your ability to fill your tank, none of this should depend on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide half a world away,” he said in Iowa, announcing a modest step to reduce of gasoline prices. . Biden later commented on Russia’s actions in Ukraine. “I called it genocide because it is becoming clearer and clearer [Russian President Vladimir] “Putin is just trying to dispel the idea that he might be Ukrainian and the evidence is growing,” he told reporters as he prepared to board Air Force One to return to Washington. “We will let the lawyers decide internationally whether they meet the conditions or not, but it certainly seems so to me.” Biden’s comments praised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who had encouraged Western leaders to use the term to describe the Russian invasion of his country. True words of a true leader – @ ZelenskyyUa
Under international law, genocide is the intent to destroy – in whole or in part – a national, ethnic, racial or religious group. According to the United Nations, this includes, among other things, homicides, serious bodily or mental harm, and causing fatalities and birth control measures. A woman pulls her bags in front of houses damaged during the April 8 clashes in Mariupol, Ukraine. Putin has shown defiance of Western sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Alexei Alexandrov / The Associated Press)
Genocide, considered the most serious international crime, was first used to describe the Holocaust. It was established in 1948 as a crime under international law under a United Nations convention. Since the end of the Cold War, the State Department has officially used the term seven times. These were to describe massacres in Bosnia, Rwanda, Iraq and Darfur. Islamic State attacks on Yazidis and other minorities; China’s treatment of Uighurs and other Muslims and, this year, the persecution of the Rohingya by the Myanmar army. China denies allegations of genocide. In the State Department, such a designation usually follows a meticulous internal process. However, the final decision rests with the Secretary of State, who weighs in on whether the move will advance US interests, officials said. Biden has made a number of statements about the war that US officials were later forced to withdraw. The president sparked controversy on a recent trip to Poland when he posted a line at the end of a speech saying Putin should not be allowed to remain in power. The White House clarified that the US policy was not to seek regime change.

Putin is defending the invasion

Putin, who has largely disappeared from public view since his forces were driven out of the approach to Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, this month, returned on Tuesday to defend his “noble” invasion of Ukraine. and said the peace talks had reached a stalemate. At a news conference inside Russia’s Vostochny space base in the Russian Far East, six time zones from Moscow, Putin pushed the debate: Moscow “had no choice” but to intervene to protect the separatists, to defeat them. neo-Nazis and ‘help people. “ Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks as Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, on the left, and Roscosmos leader Dmitry Rogozin listen during Putin’s visit to the Vostochny spaceport in the Far East region of Amur, Russia. (Yevgeny Biyatov / Sputnik / AFP / Getty Images)
Russia’s economy was standing on its own two feet despite Western sanctions, he added, adding that the signs of war crimes allegedly committed by Russian troops were fake, organized by the West. As for the talks: “We are back to a dead end for us.” Putin was accompanied by his ally, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, to mark the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s success in launching its first manned space flight. Asked by Russian space agency officials whether the operation in Ukraine would achieve its goals, Putin said: “Absolutely. I have absolutely no doubt. “Her goals are absolutely clear and noble,” he said. “We had no choice. It was the right decision.” Russia, he said, will continue to operate “rhythmically and calmly.”

Peace talks

Putin, who was ubiquitous on Russian television in the early days of the war, has largely withdrawn from public view since Moscow withdrew its forces from northern Ukraine this month. His only public appearance last week was at the funeral of a nationalist lawmaker, where he made brief remarks and did not refer directly to the war. On Monday, he met the visiting Austrian chancellor at a holiday home outside Moscow, but no images of that meeting were released. In the strongest message to date that the war will continue for longer, Putin said on Tuesday that Kyiv had derailed peace talks with what it said were false allegations of Russian war crimes and security guarantees to cover the whole of Ukraine. “We are back to a dead end for us,” he said. Asked about Putin’s comments, Ukraine’s presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said the talks were “very difficult” but were ongoing. Podolyak also told Reuters that Russia was trying to put pressure on the talks with its public statements and that negotiations were continuing at the level of working groups.

title: “Biden Refers To Russian Invasion Of Ukraine As Genocide " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-13” author: “Cheryl Nealy”

“Your family budget, your ability to fill your tank, none of this should depend on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide half a world away,” he said in Iowa, announcing a modest step to reduce of gasoline prices. . Biden later commented on Russia’s actions in Ukraine. “I called it genocide because it is becoming clearer and clearer [Russian President Vladimir] “Putin is just trying to dispel the idea that he might be Ukrainian and the evidence is growing,” he told reporters as he prepared to board Air Force One to return to Washington. “We will let the lawyers decide internationally whether they meet the conditions or not, but it certainly seems so to me.” Biden’s comments praised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who had encouraged Western leaders to use the term to describe the Russian invasion of his country. True words of a true leader – @ ZelenskyyUa
Under international law, genocide is the intent to destroy – in whole or in part – a national, ethnic, racial or religious group. According to the United Nations, this includes, among other things, homicides, serious bodily or mental harm, and causing fatalities and birth control measures. A woman pulls her bags in front of houses damaged during the April 8 clashes in Mariupol, Ukraine. Putin has shown defiance of Western sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Alexei Alexandrov / The Associated Press)
Genocide, considered the most serious international crime, was first used to describe the Holocaust. It was established in 1948 as a crime under international law under a United Nations convention. Since the end of the Cold War, the State Department has officially used the term seven times. These were to describe massacres in Bosnia, Rwanda, Iraq and Darfur. Islamic State attacks on Yazidis and other minorities; China’s treatment of Uighurs and other Muslims and, this year, the persecution of the Rohingya by the Myanmar army. China denies allegations of genocide. In the State Department, such a designation usually follows a meticulous internal process. However, the final decision rests with the Secretary of State, who weighs in on whether the move will advance US interests, officials said. Biden has made a number of statements about the war that US officials were later forced to withdraw. The president sparked controversy on a recent trip to Poland when he posted a line at the end of a speech saying Putin should not be allowed to remain in power. The White House clarified that the US policy was not to seek regime change.

Putin is defending the invasion

Putin, who has largely disappeared from public view since his forces were driven out of the approach to Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, this month, returned on Tuesday to defend his “noble” invasion of Ukraine. and said the peace talks had reached a stalemate. At a news conference inside Russia’s Vostochny space base in the Russian Far East, six time zones from Moscow, Putin pushed the debate: Moscow “had no choice” but to intervene to protect the separatists, to defeat them. neo-Nazis and ‘help people. “ Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks as Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, on the left, and Roscosmos leader Dmitry Rogozin listen during Putin’s visit to the Vostochny spaceport in the Far East region of Amur, Russia. (Yevgeny Biyatov / Sputnik / AFP / Getty Images)
Russia’s economy was standing on its own two feet despite Western sanctions, he added, adding that the signs of war crimes allegedly committed by Russian troops were fake, organized by the West. As for the talks: “We are back to a dead end for us.” Putin was accompanied by his ally, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, to mark the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s success in launching its first manned space flight. Asked by Russian space agency officials whether the operation in Ukraine would achieve its goals, Putin said: “Absolutely. I have absolutely no doubt. “Her goals are absolutely clear and noble,” he said. “We had no choice. It was the right decision.” Russia, he said, will continue to operate “rhythmically and calmly.”

Peace talks

Putin, who was ubiquitous on Russian television in the early days of the war, has largely withdrawn from public view since Moscow withdrew its forces from northern Ukraine this month. His only public appearance last week was at the funeral of a nationalist lawmaker, where he made brief remarks and did not refer directly to the war. On Monday, he met the visiting Austrian chancellor at a holiday home outside Moscow, but no images of that meeting were released. In the strongest message to date that the war will continue for longer, Putin said on Tuesday that Kyiv had derailed peace talks with what it said were false allegations of Russian war crimes and security guarantees to cover the whole of Ukraine. “We are back to a dead end for us,” he said. Asked about Putin’s comments, Ukraine’s presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said the talks were “very difficult” but were ongoing. Podolyak also told Reuters that Russia was trying to put pressure on the talks with its public statements and that negotiations were continuing at the level of working groups.