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By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk

(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday announced that the State Department has made a formal assessment that Russian forces have committ

The United States said Wednesday that public information and intelligence it has collected amounts to strong evidence that the Russian military has committed war crimes in Ukraine.

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday announced that the State Department has made a formal assessment that Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine. "Based on information currently available, the U.S. government assesses that members of Russia's forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine. Our assessment is based on a careful review of available information from public and intelligence sources," Blinken said i...

The State Department officially declared Wednesday afternoon Russia has committed a number of war crimes against Ukraine.  "Last week, I echoed President Biden’s statement, based on the countless accounts and

Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s statement noted Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s role, but did not directly accuse the autocrat.

Our hypocrisy on war crimes makes a rules-based world, one that abides by international law, impossible.

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