Łukasz Gągulski/PAPPoland's president has said in an interview with US broadcaster CNN that alleged Russian war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha fulfil the definition of genocide. Duda went on to assert that Russia had already invaded Ukraine in 2014, when it annexed Crimea, and that Russia's 2008 attack on Georgia showed that dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin "makes no sense." He said Russian forces had probably murdered thousands of civilians and that as a result the Russian president could not be treated as a normal leader but as a war criminal that should be punished. The Polish president also commented on the tightening of sanctions against Russia and the adoption of measures aimed at eliminating the sale of hydrocarbons, especially crude oil. "Russia is blackmailing not only Germany, Russia is blackmailing the whole of Europe," he said.

Source: CNN April 07, 2022 18:16 UTC