He said that the matter can be discussed at the ICC or any other venue.
Washington:
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that US President Joe Biden would consult with allies to pay Russia and President Vladimir Putin the cost of war crimes being committed in Ukraine.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Sullivan said he had yet to find evidence that Russian atrocities had escalated to the level of genocide. He said the consultation could take place at the International Criminal Court or at any other place.
The discovery of a mass grave and bodies in Buka outside Kyiv, a city reclaimed from Russian troops by the Ukrainian military, was set to prompt the United States and Europe to impose additional sanctions against Moscow.
Sullivan said Russia’s permanent membership in the UN Security Council meant that accountability for any war crimes could be blocked by Moscow there.
Asked whether the killings at Bucha may have been on Putin’s orders or by the Russian military acting alone, Sullivan said that even before the invasion Washington had warned that Russia was “to kill dissidents in this war”. as policy” and “to enforce one”. Reign of Terror in the Occupied Territories in Ukraine.”
“So, no, we don’t believe it’s an accidental accident,” he said. “We believe it was part of the plan.”
The United States is seeking information from four sources to build a case for war crimes, he said: information from the US and allies from intelligence services, what Ukrainians themselves have seen on the ground, interviews with international organizations including the United Nations, and global independent media.
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