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Kamala Harris Accuses Russia of ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ in Ukraine [1]

['Michael Crowley', 'David E. Sanger']

Date: 2023-02-18

MUNICH — Vice President Kamala Harris declared on Saturday that the United States had formally concluded that Russia has committed “crimes against humanity” in its invasion of Ukraine, and warned China against providing any kind of support to Moscow’s war effort.

Her comments at the Munich Security Conference came just three days before President Biden was scheduled to commemorate the anniversary of the war with a speech in Warsaw, and just as Russia is stepping up a new offensive to break through what has devolved into a war of attrition, with horrific casualties on both sides.

Before Ms. Harris spoke, China’s top foreign affairs official mocked the U.S. response to a recent Chinese spy balloon overflight, calling the American actions “absurd and hysterical” and an effort “to divert attention from its domestic problems.”

The official, Wang Yi, the Chinese Communist Party’s senior member for foreign affairs, reiterated his government’s claim that the balloon, which flew over several U.S. states before Mr. Biden ordered it to be shot down, was a “civilian” craft blown off course by high winds.

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[1] Url: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/18/world/europe/chinese-official-us-balloon-response-ukraine-war.html

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