Ukraine’s Western allies again urged on Saturday to give Ukraine what it needs to defeat Russiathe head of NATO warning of the risks of a victory for Moscow, as the anniversary of the start of the war approaches.
On the second day of the annual Security Conference in Munich, Germany, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said there was “no indication” that Vladimir Putin “had changed his ambitions” .
At this time considered critical of the conflict, it is essential to “give Ukraine what it needs to win and survive as an independent sovereign nation in Europe”, pleaded in a speech the head of the Atlantic Alliance.
“The biggest risk of all is that Putin wins. If Putin wins in Ukraine, the message for him and other authoritarian leaders will be that they can use force to get what they want”at-il have you.
The head of American diplomacy Anthony Blinken must also speak on Saturday in the Bavarian capital.
And a G7 meeting of foreign ministers is also on the program for the second day of the conference.
Crimes against humanity
US Vice President Kamala Harris has accused Russia of committing “crimes against humanity” for the first time since its invasion of Ukraine began nearly a year ago.
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Ms. Harris, a former prosecutor, gave a chilling enumeration of abuses attributed to Russia, citing systematic bombings targeting civilians and critical infrastructure, torture and rape attributed to Russian soldiers , the deportations of Ukrainians to Russia, including thousands of children separated from their families.
“We have examined the evidence, we know the legal standards and there is no doubt: these are crimes against humanity“, she said during a speech.
“And I say to all those who perpetrated these crimes and to their superiors or accomplices in these crimes: you will account for it”she warned.
Since the start of the invasion, the United States has documented or listed more than 30,600 cases of war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine, the US State Department said.
“There can be no impunity for these crimes“, insisted the head of the american diplomacy Antony Blinken in a separate press release.
