Biden calls to put Putin on trial for war crimes over Russia’s actions in Ukraine

Biden calls to put Putin on trial for war crimes over Russia’s actions in Ukraine


Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with the head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Alexander Shokhin in Moscow, Russia March 2, 2022. 

Mikhail Klimentyev | Sputnik | Reuters

President Joe Biden said Monday that evidence needs to be gathered to put Russian leader Vladimir Putin on trial for war crimes related to his nation’s invasion of Ukraine.

“He is a war criminal,” Biden said of Putin, on the heels of reports of mass killings of civilians by Russian-controlled troops in the town of Bucha, northwest of Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv.

“This guy is brutal, and what’s happening in Bucha is outrageous and everyone’s seen it,” Biden told reporters.

“I think it is a war crime … He should be held accountable.”

Biden also said that he plans to seek additional sanctions on Russia for its conduct during the war, which began with the invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.

US President Joe Biden speaks to reporters upon arrival at Fort McNair in Washington, DC on April 4, 2022.

Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier said that Russian forces of committing genocide, with Ukrainian people were “destroyed and exterminated.”

Bucha’s mayor has said about 300 residents of the town had been killed at the time that fighters from Chechnya controlled the area.

Russia has denied allegations that its troops killed civilians in Bucha.

This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.



Source

South Korea’s third-quarter GDP grows at fastest pace in over a year, beating expectations
World

South Korea’s third-quarter GDP grows at fastest pace in over a year, beating expectations

A container ship sails past buildings in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s economy expanded at its fastest pace in more than a year, with its third-quarter gross domestic product growth topping analysts’ estimates on Tuesday. According to advance […]

Read More
AI is driving huge productivity gains for large companies while small companies get left behind
World

AI is driving huge productivity gains for large companies while small companies get left behind

Amazon Proteus robots demonstrate autonomous navigation using barcodes on the floor during the Delivering the Future event at the Amazon Robotics Innovation Hub in Westborough, Massachusetts, US, on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence is widening the productivity gap between large and small companies, lifting up bigger firms that […]

Read More
Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts: Reuters, citing sources
World

Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts: Reuters, citing sources

Amazon logo on brick office building facade with windows, San Francisco, California, Aug. 29, 2025. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Amazon is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning Tuesday, as the company works to pare expenses and compensate for overhiring during the peak demand of the […]

Read More