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Biden, Macron resolve to hold Russia accountable for atrocities and war crimes in Ukraine

Joe Biden and visiting French leader Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed "support for Ukraine's defense of its sovereignty and territorial integrity, including the provision of political, security, humanitarian, and economic assistance to Ukraine for as long as it takes. They also reiterated their steadfast resolve to hold Russia to account for widely documented atrocities and war crimes.

Reuters WORLD
Published December 01,2022
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U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emanuel Macron pledged to hold Russia accountable for "widely documented atrocities and war crimes" in Ukraine, the two leaders said in a statement issued after their White House meeting.

The leaders reiterated "their steadfast resolve to hold Russia to account for widely documented atrocities and war crimes, committed both by its regular armed forces and by its proxies, including mercenary entities," the statement said.