Jake Sullivan Says Russia S Alleged War Crimes In Ukraine Were Planned At Highest Levels

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that Russia’s alleged war crimes against civilians in Ukraine were “designed” by “high-level Russian government officials,” citing classified intelligence documents. “In fact, before the war started, we declassified information and presented it,” Sullivan said. to blackmail them into trying to terrorize and subjugate the population. So this is something that was designed. “ Sullivan made the remarks in an interview with ABC’s “This Week”, telling host Jonathan Carl that the “scary” images of mass casualties in Ukraine were “completely shocking”, although “not surprising”. Sullivan went on to say that some of the alleged war crimes may be the result of frustration and anger coming from Russian troops who believed they would have a “glorious victory”. “I think there are definitely cases where individual soldiers or individual units were disappointed because the Ukrainians were beating them,” Sullivan said. “They were told they were going to have a glorious victory and just drive to Kyiv without any opposition from the Ukrainians welcoming them. And when that did not happen, I think some of these units were involved in these acts of violence. horrors, these war crimes even without direction from above “. “But make no mistake, the broader issue of large-scale war crimes and atrocities in Ukraine is at the feet of the Kremlin and at the feet of the Russian president,” he added. ZELENSKYY CALLS FOR MORE PENALTIES AS UK BORIS JOHNSON MAKES AMAZING VISIT TO KIEV Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson hold talks in Kyiv on Saturday, March 9, 2022. (Office of the President of Ukraine) In a separate interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press”, Sullivan was asked if President Biden would follow in the footsteps of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who paid a surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, at the weekend. Ukrainian President. Volodymyr Zelenskyy. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION “President Biden currently has no plans to travel to Kyiv. But what I will tell you is that he sits in the Oval Office and in the situation room on a daily basis, organizing and coordinating the world in terms of arms deliveries,” he said. Sullivan.