Global Fury Grows Over Russia's Atrocities in Bucha; President Joe Biden Urges War Crime Trial Following Spread of 'Genocide' Images

With the noteworthy exception of China, the world has responded with increasing horror and indignation to the terrible news of atrocities in the Kyiv region as Russian soldiers withdrew.

Mass graves have been uncovered near Kyiv, in the town of Bucha, as well as victims on the street - sometimes tied - with close-range gunshot wounds and traces of torture.

World Leaders Condemn Russia's "Genocide" in Ukraine

In a video message, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky talked of hundreds of individuals who had been tortured and slain. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, on the other hand, dismissed claims that Russian forces killed civilians in Bucha, describing the images outside Kyiv as a staged anti-Russian provocation.

Pedro Sanchez, the Spanish Prime Minister, has called on individuals responsible for the atrocities to stand before the International Criminal Court to confront charges of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide. Following the news out of Bucha, US President Joe Biden reaffirmed his call for Vladimir Putin to be labeled a "war criminal."

During a trip to Warsaw, UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss told Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba that the offenders would be brought to justice. She also slammed any attempts to ease sanctions on Russia while their forces remain in Ukraine, calling for even harder measures, Daily Mail reported.

The scope of the deaths is uncertain, with Ukraine's Chief Prosecutor Iryna Venediktova alleging that the remains of 410 people were discovered in the greater Kyiv region after Russian soldiers withdrew. Because the cemeteries were under fire from Russian soldiers, Anatoly Fedoruk, the mayor of Bucha, claimed that surviving villagers had to bury 280 bodies in mass graves. In response to the crime, Western governments are set to reintroduce new economic restrictions against Moscow.

Following concrete proof of war crimes in Bucha, French President Emmanuel Macron called for quite strong actions against Russia, including an oil and coal embargo. Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, stated that Russian defense ministry experts had discovered traces of numerous fakes and urged world leaders to refrain from making broad allegations and instead listen to our explanations, as per Express.

US Seeks New Sanctions Against Russia

President Joe Biden joined a group of international leaders on Monday who called claims of mass deaths in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha a "war crime," pledging to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin "accountable" for the apparent crimes in Ukraine.

The president's remarks bolstered the global furor over gruesome images from Bucha that showed mass graves and bodies strewn in the streets - some with hands tied behind their backs and several with gunshot wounds in the head - following the withdrawal of Russian troops from the region.

The US also intends to press for Russia's expulsion from the United Nations. UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the UN Human Rights Council on Monday. The suspension would need a two-thirds majority decision of the 193-member General Assembly and is reserved for nations that perpetuate systemic human rights breaches regularly.

According to Mayor Vadym Boychenko, as many as 130,000 people remain trapped under a Russian siege in the devastated port city of Mariupol, where 90 percent of the infrastructure has been damaged. The International Committee of the Red Cross reported Monday that a delegation attempting to enter Mariupol to assist with the evacuation of people was halted and is currently being held in adjacent Manhush.

Gov. Vitaliy Kim claimed Russian rockets struck more than 2,000 structures in the southern Mykolaiv area, which is part of Ukraine's troubled southern front line, including residences, hospitals, and other health institutions. According to Kim, the strikes have killed at least 161 people, including six children, and left at least 85 towns and villages without power. His statistics could not be confirmed independently.

According to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, more than 1,200 Ukrainians have been proven slain since Russian soldiers entered Ukraine in February. Last month, the International Criminal Court opened a probe into suspected Russian war crimes in Ukraine, according The Washington Post via MSN.