Europe 1 with AFP 10:13 a.m., February 21, 2022
The United States has warned the UN of the existence, according to them, of a blacklist drawn up by Moscow of Ukrainians to be eliminated in the event of an invasion, according to an official letter consulted on Sunday by AFP.
For its part, Russia still denies a plan to invade Ukraine, despite its 150,000 soldiers posted on the border between Russia and Ukraine.
The United States has warned the UN of the existence, according to them, of a blacklist drawn up by Moscow of Ukrainians to be eliminated in the event of an invasion, according to an official letter consulted on Sunday by AFP.
The United States has "credible information indicating that Russian forces are drawing up lists of Ukrainians to be killed or sent to camps in the event of a military occupation" of Ukraine, says this letter addressed to the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.
The Kremlin denounces an "American hysteria"
The letter also mentions "credible information" concerning the use of force to "disperse peaceful demonstrations" or any other form of opposition from Ukrainian civil society, adds this letter signed by Ambassador Bathsheba Nell Crocker. of the United States to the UN in Geneva.
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The American diplomat warns that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could lead to abuses such as kidnappings or acts of torture, and could target political dissidents.
The Kremlin denounced in mid-February the American "hysteria" about Ukraine.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken repeated on Sunday that Russia was "about" to invade Ukraine, which Moscow denies, despite the mobilization of 150,000 men at the border.