Russia violates even the laws of war and is guilty of large-scale war crimes.

 The horror that Putin’s Russia is currently committing in Ukraine violates even the laws of war and is a large-scale war crime, said the EU High Representative, Josep Borrell. “Russia is committing many war crimes now – that is the word that needs to be said. What is happening now in Mariupol is a large-scale war crime, the destruction of everything, the bombing and killing off everyone, indiscriminately. What is happening is a large-scale war crime.” He noted that Russia uses all its military capabilities against Ukraine, while it is using them against the civilian population. “So it’s not even a war. This is the destruction of the country without any respect for the laws of war, because war also has its laws,” Borrell added.