The United States is setting up a Russia-based war crimes watchdog in Ukraine

US diplomacy announced on Tuesday the creation of a “War Observatory” in Ukraine, which will initially have at its disposal a sum of six million dollars, with the aim of “collecting, analyzing and widely disseminating evidence of war crimes” for which Washington accuses Russia of conflict.

The new initiative aims to “archive information” from public, open source and satellite data, in compliance with “international rules”, so that any process to hold those responsible for “atrocities” accountable can be provided with evidence, the report said. State Department in a press release.

“An online platform will share War Observatory documentation with the public to help counter Russia’s misinformation efforts,” he said.

The United States has formally accused Russia of committing war crimes in Ukraine with civilian casualties and has vowed to hold perpetrators and perpetrators accountable.

US President Joe Biden has personally called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” and a “butcher” and, far removed from his own government, has said that Moscow is committing “genocide” in Ukraine.

Source: AMPE

Source: Capital

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