“We have seen very credible reports of deliberate attacks on civilians that would constitute a war crime“, he said, assuring that the United States “were examining” these informations.
The US Secretary of State, who was speaking from Moldova after notably visiting Poland on the Ukrainian border, said war could “last a while“but that Russian President Vladimir Putin”was doomed to lose“in Ukraine.
Putin ‘doomed to lose’
“Winning a battle is not winning the war. Conquering a city does not mean that he (Putin, editor’s note) conquers the hearts and souls of the Ukrainian people“, he claimed. “The Ukrainian people have shown that they will not allow Vladimir Putin or Russia to be subjugated and ruled.“.
On the 11th day of the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian advance towards Kiev in the north was made with heavy bombardment of Ukrainian towns which killed dozens of civilians, notably in Cherniguiv, 150 km north of the capital city.
According to the UN, more than 1.5 million people have already fled Ukraine and hundreds of civilians have been killed.
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