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©Getty ImagesPresident Putin Addresses Supporters On Anniversary Of Annexation Of Crimea
London —Ashorrific scenes were revealedin the wake of Russian troops pulling out of the town of Bucha in Ukraine, President Joe Biden on Mondayaccused Russian President Vladimir Putin of war crimes.
“He is a war criminal,” Mr. Biden said. “I think it is a war crime. … He should be held accountable.”
The United States had already formally accused Russian forces of committing war crimes in Ukraine, and a number of national and international organizations have opened investigations, collecting evidence to build cases. But could Putin himself ever face a war crimes trial?
What are war crimes?
There are a number of international treaties — theGeneva Conventionand theGeneva Protocolbeing two of the most important — that establish international…
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