Even before this week, Russia unfairly destroyed Ukraine. She destroyed the hopes and dreams of people along with their homes, indiscriminately bombed hospitals and theaters.. And all these were Russian war crimes.

However, the scale escalated over the weekend when Vladimir Putin's troops withdrew from Bucha in the Kyiv suburbs, leaving behind blatant evidence of the massacre of innocent civilians.. The streets were littered with the bodies of people shot in the head with their hands tied.. A fresh mass grave was also found in Bucha. This massacre marked a grim turning point for the Russian invasion.. And the world must respond with a powerful response, writes the Washington Post in an editorial..

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Everyone has seen Russian military atrocities in Ukraine before, seen the brutal cleansing operations in Chechnya, where entire cities and villages were destroyed, as well as the bombing of hospitals in the Syrian city of Aleppo. As in Syria, Moscow agreed to humanitarian corridors from Mariupol only to attack people who tried to use them.. Until now, the reaction of the world to all these crimes has been weak.. It's time to change this. Putin believes in the tyranny of violence. He should show that no one will tolerate such barbarity by identifying and prosecuting the perpetrators of the atrocities in Bucha, as well as throughout Ukraine..

First you need to document all the horrors. The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is already investigating. Every effort must be made to help Ukraine gather evidence. Shocking Videos and Confessions in Recent Days Lay the Ground for Responsibility. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the executions a civil " And US President Joe Biden declared Putin a " These words will take on real meaning only with the help of targeted criminal prosecution..

Then the 27 EU countries must phase out fossil fuels from Russia. Streams of oil and gas still fill Putin's treasury. Germany is heavily dependent on Russian gas. And it will be hard to cut down on it.. But the shutdown of these " EU prepares new package of economic sanctions amid doubts Europeans have willpower to cut gas imports.

“The condemnation of war crimes does not make sense if at the same time the war machine is being financed. The White House on Monday promised more US sanctions. They should hit Russian industry and banks, which have not been touched so far,” the article says..

Ultimately, the war against Ukraine decides whether military force can subdue a people who want to build democracy, choose their leaders, and determine their own future.. Will the nasty murders of Bucha residents with shots in the back of the head be able to destroy the will of all Ukraine to fight?. But the decisiveness of the Ukrainians and the willpower of all the countries of the world supporting Ukraine must be strengthened for the sake of a complete victory over the Russian troops..

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Terrible footage from the de-occupied Bucha, Gostomel and Irpin amazed the whole world and caused natural indignation among the leaders of all civilized countries. In the liberated territories of the Kiev region found mass graves with dead Ukrainians. Bodies shot in the back of the head with their hands tied behind their backs lie on the streets of Irpen, Bucha and other cities, and burnt corpses lie on the roads.. World media and Ukrainian journalists report on the atrocities of Russian soldiers during the almost month of the occupation of the Kiev region, in particular, the rape of minors. Yesterday Bucha was called the second " The best day that can now come is the punishment of war criminals. Including Russian generals giving orders, soldiers shooting civilians, propagandists and artists who sing and lie in support of the bloody regime. But for this to happen, two conditions must be met.. What kind? Read about this in the article by Inna Vedernikova “Disunity of Russia. Who and how documents the atrocities of the "