Former special forces operative Heston Russell has filed a lawsuit against the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and journalists—Joshua Robertson and Mark Willacy—over articles alleging he was involved in committing war crimes while on deployment in Afghanistan. In a statement of claim filed with the Federal Court of Australia, Russell’s lawyers pointed to a November article…
Former Special Forces Sues Australian Public Broadcaster Over War Crime Allegations
September 12, 2022
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UK to Send Ukraine Long-Range Rocket Systems to Counter Russian Artillery Attacks
June 6, 2022
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The UK will supply Ukraine with multiple-launch rocket systems to help the country defend itself against Russian long-range artillery attacks, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced. The cutting-edge M270 weapon system can strike targets up to 50 miles (80 kilometers) away with “pinpoint accuracy” and will offer a “significant boost in capability” for the Ukrainian…
House Passes AXIS Act That Accuses China of ‘Whitewashing Russia’s War Crimes’
April 29, 2022
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The House passed legislation on April 27 that would require the State Department to submit ongoing reports to Congress documenting China’s support of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. H.R. 7314, referred to as the “Assessing Xi’s Interference and Subversion Act” or, more simply, the “AXIS Act,” will now go to the Senate for consideration….
EU Proposes New Sanctions on Moscow Amid Claims of Russian War Crimes in Ukraine
April 5, 2022
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Brussels has proposed sweeping new sanctions against Russia, including an E.U.-wide ban on Russian coal imports, as the West responds to allegations that Russian forces engaged in civilian killings and other atrocities in Ukraine. The European Union’s executive on Tuesday proposed a new round of sanctions against Moscow, including barring Russian imports worth nearly $10…
Ukraine Warns of More Atrocities in Formerly Russian-Occupied Areas Near Kyiv
April 5, 2022
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Ukraine said more evidence has emerged of mass killings of civilians and other atrocities by Russian forces in regions around Kyiv, while dismissing Russian denials of committing war crimes as “lies” and “new old tactics of Russian propagandists.” Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address early Tuesday that a day prior he visited cities…
Biden Calls For Putin to Face War Crimes Trial As Violent Images From Ukraine’s Bucha Surface
April 4, 2022
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President Joe Biden is once again labelling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” and vowing to ratchet up U.S. sanctions against Russia in response to new images of violence on the outskirts of Kyiv. Images from the Ukrainian town of Bucha show bodies lying dead in the street with some thrown in hastily dug…
British Foreign Secretary: Indiscriminate Russian Attacks Must Be Investigated as War Crimes
The British Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, says that “indiscriminate” attacks by Russian forces against innocent Ukrainian civilians must be investigated as war crimes. In a statement on Sunday, Truss referred to the “appalling acts” carried out by Russian forces in the towns of Irpin and Bucha. The Associated Press said its journalists in Bucha, north-west of…
Shedding Light on War Crimes “Keeps Democracy Healthy”: Aussie MP
Federal government MP and former soldier Andrew Hastie has defended his decision to blow the whistle on Victorian Cross winner Ben Roberts-Smith, telling a court he wanted to shed light on alleged war crimes. The Assistant Minister for Defence gave evidence at the Federal Court hearing on Monday about speaking to the media about the…
Ukraine Launches ‘Russian War Tribunal’ Telegram Bot to Collect War Crime Evidence
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has launched a service on Telegram to collect evidence of potential war crimes committed by the Russian Federation, as the International Criminal Court prepares to investigate Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Russia will definitely answer for the attack on Ukraine! For every day brings new evidence for the Hague Tribunal. Our task…
Putin Has Committed War Crimes in Ukraine: UK’s Johnson
March 2, 2022
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of committing war crimes in Ukraine. At the Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons on March 2, Johnson said, “What we have seen already from Vladimir Putin’s regime in the use of the munitions that they have already been dropping on innocent…
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