Jolie told reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday that the ambassador would be shown photos of what happened on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital. “Canada is very attached to what happened at the weekend,” he said. “I have instructed my deputy minister to call the Russian ambassador to Ottawa to make sure he is presented with pictures of what happened in Irpin and Bucha,” Joly said. “There is a level of inhumanity in what we have seen in Bucha.”
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Oleg V. Stepanov, Russia’s ambassador to Canada, had previously been summoned on February 24 – the day Russia invaded Ukraine. Jolie took the opportunity to directly express her condemnation of the war. The story goes on under the ad World leaders have expressed outrage over the discovery of seemingly murdered civilians on the outskirts of Kiev, which Ukrainian forces returned to over the weekend after the Russian occupation. In Bucha – a city of about 35,000 – Ukrainian troops and journalists saw the bodies of civilians on the streets, some with evidence suggesting they were killed up close. Ukraine’s Bucha is located about 28 kilometers from the center of Kiev, according to Google Maps. Global News Graphic Taras Shapravskyi, Bucha’s deputy mayor, said 50 of the 300 bodies found were victims of extrajudicial killings by Russians. Trending Stories
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Irpin saw some of the fiercest fighting on the outskirts of Kiev and Russian troops “left behind many corpses, many destroyed buildings and mined many places,” Mayor Oleksandr Merkushev told the Associated Press. Russia has denied all allegations of war crimes. The story goes on under the ad 5:10 Canada weighs more sanctions on Russia in response to “shocking” actions in Bucha Canada weighs more sanctions on Russia in response to “shocking” actions in Bucha The reports prompted the West to impose new sanctions on Wednesday. The United States has targeted the adult daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin with new sentences and banned Americans from investing in Russia. Jolie is in Belgium meeting with NATO foreign ministers to discuss the alliance’s response to the war. The meeting will continue on Thursday. Canada will not let the reported atrocities go unpunished, Jolie promised. “This is exactly why Canada is reporting to the International Criminal Court and we are also providing expertise to ensure that the investigation is ongoing and ongoing. Why; “Because we have to gather the evidence and those who committed these war crimes and crimes against humanity must be held accountable.” “Our goal is to ensure that the Ukrainians are able to defend themselves and that we exert maximum pressure on the Russian regime. “Our goal is to stifle the Russian regime.” The story goes on under the ad Olia, 53, (right) hugs her neighbor who returned to Bucha on April 5th. The Ukrainian government accused the Russian forces of committing “deliberate slaughter” as they occupied and eventually retreated from Bucha, northwest of Kiev. Alexey Furman / Getty Images Canada on Tuesday imposed sanctions on nine Russians and nine Belarusians for “facilitating and allowing violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence.” Canada also joined its allies in calling on Russia to suspend its membership in the UN Human Rights Council over the war in Ukraine. The United Nations General Assembly is due to vote on the request on Thursday. – with files from the Associated Press and Reuters. © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.
