In just “six weeks” the war in Ukraine caused “over 11 million displaced people”, that is, “over a quarter of the population” of the country, “about the same as the population of Belgium”. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said this in Brussels at the end of the NATO ministerial.
“More and more credible reports of rape and torture are emerging every day“perpetrated by Russian forces, which” still occupy several cities “, places where” we must assume that Russian soldiers are committing atrocities right now “, says the US secretary of state.” Terrorizing the civilian population – he adds – was part of the plans of the Russia “from the beginning.
“We are looking not only at what we have supplied to Ukraine and continue to provide” in terms of armaments, “but also whether there are additional systems that could make a difference. We are doing this in close consultation with the Ukrainians, but also with our allies and partners “says the US secretary of state.
Blinken then emphasizes that “for the first time ever, the foreign ministers of countries such as Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea participated as a group in the NATO ministerial. ministers from Georgia, Finland, Sweden and Ukraine, as well as EU High Representative Josep Borrell. The participation of all these allies and partners underlines the grand coalition of forces from all over the world who are united alongside Ukraine and against Russian aggression“.
The United States of America, he continues, “continue to work methodically to collect, store and analyze the evidence of the atrocities” committed in Ukraine “and to make this information available to the competent bodies”. And “these efforts will ensure that Russia will not be able to escape the judgment of history”.