Vice President Kamala Harris said on Thursday that Russia should be investigated “absolutely” for possible war crimes, without reaching the assertion of Polish President Andrzej Doubt that Russia is “obviously” committing war crimes.
Harris made the remarks during a joint press conference in Poland, where he met with Doubt on the subject. Crisis in Ukraine. This week, Ukraine has called on Russia bombing a maternity ward an “atrocity” and a war crime.
“Absolutely, there should be an investigation, and we should all be vigilant, and I have no doubt that the eyes of the world are on this war and what Russia has done in terms of this aggression and these atrocities.” said Harris.
The vice president also announced an additional $ 50 million for humanitarian assistance to Ukraine through the United Nations World Food Program, although this funding is a fraction of the aid that Congress is providing. point to approve. The House passed an spending bill on Wednesday includes $ 13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine and Eastern European countries, including $ 3.9 billion in humanitarian aid.
Harris landed in Poland at an awkward time as the US and Poland were discussing sending Russian-made fighter jets to Ukraine after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had he asked Congress over the weekend for planes to help Ukraine fight the Russians. Poland surprised allies by announcing this week that it would transfer all its MIG-29 fighter jets to Ramstein’s US air base in Germany, hoping they would be handed over to Ukrainian pilots. Although Secretary of State Antony Blinken told “Face the Nation” on Sunday that NATO countries have a “green light” to transfer the planes, on wednesday, the usa decided not to help Poland sends its MiG-29 fighter jets in Ukraine, fearing that Russia might view the measure as an escalation that could trigger a bigger war in Europe.
Harris presented the United States’ relationship with Poland as a united front.
“The United States and Poland are united in what we have done and are willing to do to help Ukraine and the people of Ukraine. Point,” Harris said as he stood by Duda.
- The House has overwhelmingly passed a law banning Russian oil imports
During the press conference, Duda explained Poland’s previous decision to send the planes to Ramstein, telling reporters who told reporters that the idea was to make the planes available to NATO, so that Poland would not would see a unilateral decision that could affect all of NATO.
Nearly 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees have been flooding Poland since the invasion began, Duda said, adding that none have gone to refugee camps because the Polish people have opened their homes and hotels to house them. the bear.
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