President Joe Biden’s statement yesterday that the atrocities taking place in Ukraine constitute a “genocide” is unlikely to cause immediate changes in U.S. policy toward the conflict, U.S. media reported, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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In a speech in Iowa, Biden made it clear that he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin was committing genocide in Ukraine, but said he would “let lawyers decide” to use that nickname in the world. It was a signal that the U.S. was not issuing an official statement, officials said.
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This would result in a legal commitment under the UN Genocide Convention, which would oblige states to intervene to prevent the genocide from progressing.