Important this Monday:

Tatyana Heid

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1. Russian war crimes in Ukraine


2. West plans further sanctions against Russia


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7. Important this week

1. Russian war crimes in Ukraine

The Russian troops have withdrawn from the region around Kyiv, since then hundreds of dead civilians have been found.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy speaks of "genocide".

Bucha:

The bodies of hundreds of civilians were found in the city of Bucha near Kiev after the retreat of Russian troops over the weekend.

The mayor said the city's streets were littered with bodies.

Numerous recordings from Bucha confirm this. Some of the corpses had their hands tied behind their backs.

"Certainly, this is genocide," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CBS.

"The annihilation of a nation and its people."

Weapons:

The corpses of killed civilians were also found in other towns in the Kiev region, which according to Ukrainian information is again completely under the control of its own troops.

Prosecutor General Iryna Venedyktowa spoke of a total of 410 bodies in places around Kyiv.

Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the Ukrainian president, called on the West to supply Ukraine with more weapons so that it could protect civilians.

Human Rights Watch:

The human rights organization also accuses Russia of war crimes.

She spoke to ten Ukrainians - witnesses, victims and residents of the Russian-occupied territories, including Bucha - in person or by phone and published a corresponding report on Sunday.

Accordingly, Russian soldiers have committed crimes such as rape, looting and executions - once by six men, once by one man.

Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch, spoke of "unspeakable, deliberate cruelty and violence against Ukrainian civilians."

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2. West plans further sanctions against Russia

The international community has reacted with horror to the atrocities.

Politicians are demanding clarification – and further sanctions.

Lithuania:

Given the brutality, pressure is mounting on European countries to extend the embargo on Russia and stop energy imports from there.

Lithuania became the first EU member to stop getting natural gas from there on Friday.

Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Šimonytė told FAZ: “Russia has ceased to be a civilized country.

I don't know if they ever were, now they definitely aren't.” The PM said Lithuania is replacing Russian gas supplies with LNG, which will be landed at the Klaipeda LNG terminal.