Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. officials.
On Monday, International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Karim A.A. Khan, announced that the court is opening an investigation into possible war crimes committed in Ukraine. The court has “reasonable basis to believe” that war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed in Ukraine and is pursuing accountability, including possible prosecutions, Khan said in a statement.
The U.S., meanwhile, is supporting an international effort to “detect and document potential human rights violations” for abuses of international humanitarian law, potential war crimes and “other potential atrocities” committed by Russia, Department of State spokesman Ned Price announced Monday.
Americans should not be worried about nuclear war, Biden says
After Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian nuclear forces put on high alert Sunday, U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday that the American people should not be worried about the threat of nuclear war. The president made the comment while leaving a White House event celebrating Black History Month, replying “no” when a reporter asked whether the country should feel worried.
The U.S. sees “no reason” to change its own nuclear alert level, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a press briefing Monday afternoon.
“We are assessing Putin’s directive and at this time we see no reason to change our own alert level,” she said.
Source-ABC
