The head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken judged Sunday “very credible” reports of “war crimes” committed by Russia in Ukraine, during an interview with the American channel CNN. The US Secretary of State, who was speaking from Moldova after having notably visited Poland on the Ukrainian border, judged that the war could “last for a while” but that Russian President Vladimir Putin “was doomed to lose” in Ukraine.
On the 11th day of the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian advance towards Kiev in the north was made with heavy bombardment of Ukrainian towns which killed dozens of civilians, notably in Cherniguiv, 150 km north of the capital city.
“Winning a battle is not winning the war”
“We have seen very credible information about deliberate attacks on civilians that would constitute a war crime,” he said, assuring that the United States was “reviewing” this information. “Winning a battle is not winning the war. Conquering a city does not mean that he (Putin, editor’s note) conquers the hearts and souls of the Ukrainian people,” he said. “The Ukrainian people have demonstrated that they will not allow Vladimir Putin or Russia to subjugate and govern them”.
According to the UN, more than 1.5 million people have already fled Ukraine and hundreds of civilians have been killed.