US, G7 and EU to target Moscow with new measures as Ukraine says 4,400 incidents of alleged ‘war crimes’ being investigated. Plus, unseen photos of rock history
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The United States and its allies are preparing to impose new sanctions on Moscow over civilian killings in Ukraine as the west makes a fresh attempt to cripple Vladimir Putin’s economy and war effort.
What did Zelenskiy tell the UN security council? The president gave a vivid eyewitness account of what he had seen in Bucha, a town near the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. “They cut off limbs, slashed their throats, women were raped and killed in front of their children,” he said unsparingly.
What did he ask the UN to do? He called for Nuremberg-style trials – given Russia can veto any effort by the security council to prosecute Putin for war crimes, there may not be much hope of that.
What else is happening? Here’s what we know on day 42 of the Russian invasion.
What did Obama say? After jokingly calling Biden “vice-president”, he talked about what had changed in the White House: “Coming back – even if I have to wear a tie, which I very rarely do these days – gives me a chance to visit with some of the incredible people who serve this White House and who serve this country every single day, a lot of times out of the limelight.”
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