Borrell: Civilian bombing in Kharkov a violation of the law of war

“Russian bombing of civilian infrastructure in #Kharkiv violates the law of war,” European Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said in a Twitter message today.

“The EU stands by Ukraine in these dramatic moments,” he added.

Kyiv has accused Russia of committing war crimes

Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack by Russian forces on his country’s second largest city a “war crime.”

At the same time, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba stated at the Disarmament Conference in Geneva today that Russia had committed war crimes with “indiscriminate bombing” of cities such as Kharkiv, and called for a special meeting to discuss the issue. and weapons of mass destruction.

“Nothing can justify the rocket bombardment of residential buildings, kindergartens, orphanages, hospitals and aid vehicles, civilian buses, or the millions of refugees fleeing Russian fire,” he said in a video.

For his part, the Ukrainian ambassador told the conference that Kyiv had called for an emergency meeting “on the threat to world peace and security posed by Russian aggression against Ukraine, including the issue of weapons of mass destruction.”

With information from AMPE

Source: Capital

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