They didn’t even know they were going to war,” he says. Some were told they were simply going on exercises. “Some were told the Ukrainian people would treat them like heroes. He goes on to tell Russian soldiers that they have been lied to, and that thousands of them have already been killed. This is not the Russian people’s war.”Īustria-born Schwarzenegger tells the story of how his father, who fought for Germany in the second world war, was left broken by his experiences of the battle of Leningrad, in which he was wounded. Those in power in the Kremlin started this war. Ukraine is a country with a Jewish president whose father’s three brothers were all murdered by the Nazis. “Your government has told you this is a war to de-Nazify Ukraine. “Moments like this are so wrong, and then we have to speak up,” Schwarzenegger says. Starting with a tale about meeting his hero, the world champion Russian weightlifter Yuri Petrovich Vlasov, in Vienna when he was a 14-year-old, Schwarzenegger goes on to explain his deepening affection and admiration for the kindness of the Russian people.Īddressing in turn Russian citizens, troops and the country’s leadership, he says he is speaking with the same “heartfelt concern” with which he spoke to the American people after the 6 January insurrection last year. That is why I have to tell you the truth. “Whether it’s the destruction of a theater where the words children or kids was written in Russian outside, or whether it’s targeting civilians in maternity wards, if that’s not considered a war crime by human beings, what is?” she said. Psaki said Russia’s response to Biden’s war criminal comment, calling it “unforgivable rhetoric” was “pretty rich, coming from a country whose actions are unforgivable.” We would make determinations about violation of international law and whether it’s war crimes by their standards, and what the consequences would be.” “It’s a legal process, where they review all of the evidence and then they provide that evidence and data and information to the international bodies that oversee the investigations. “Secretary Blinken gave some specifics about who from the state department will be leading that effort,” she said. Psaki said the administration would be “supporting efforts” to investigate Russia’s actions with partners worldwide. The White House press secretary was also questioned about secretary of state Antony Blinken’s backing of Biden’s assertion on Wednesday that Putin is a war criminal. The White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration would support international efforts to investigate if Russia’s aggression in Ukraine amounted to war crimes.
Internal divisions in the Democratic party surfaced over the level of US support for Ukraine, as Republicans ramped up their criticism of Joe Biden.Lloyd Austin, the US defense secretary, speaking in Slovakia, asserted there could be no such thing as a no-fly zone ‘lite’ over Ukraine, and called on Russia to ‘cease horrible actions.’.
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