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Speaking on the second day of the 59th Munich Security Conference, which was held in Munich, Germany, US Vice President Kamala Harris strongly criticized Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

Claiming that Russia attacked Ukrainian civilians, Harris said: “The United States believes that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine. We will assist Ukraine in investigating these crimes and identifying the perpetrators along with those who gave the orders.” Saying the evidence was being investigated, Harris listed the crimes in question as murder, rape, torture and forced deportation.

Vice President Harris also announced that U.S. sources had recorded 36,000 crimes against humanity since the start of the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has also proposed the creation of a special court, arguing that Russian troops have committed crimes against humanity.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock backed a proposal to hold Russian leaders accountable for the war they waged in Ukraine in a special international court.

Blaming China in the US

Former Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during the meeting that his country will make efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine through a peace initiative.

While expressing deep concern that the Ukraine issue had become a protracted and spreading crisis, Wang Yi did not make a clear statement about how peace could be achieved between Russia and Ukraine. Wang Yi, who is regarded as China’s top foreign policy official, also referred to the fact that the US blew a spy bubble allegedly belonging to China and said, “I can say that this attitude is ridiculous and hysterical.”

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Claiming that the Washington administration has violated all international rules, including the Chicago Convention governing civil aviation, Wang said, “From our point of view, this is an unacceptable attitude.”

No announcement has been made as to whether Wang Wang will meet with US Secretary of State Blinken as part of the Munich meeting. Various sources suggested that Wang was to meet either Blinken or Harris on the evening of the first day of the meeting. President Joe Biden made the first statement yesterday about the February 4 balloon drop, saying he would not apologize for the China-owned balloon drop.

On the other hand, the foreign ministers of the US, Germany, France and the UK issued a written statement at the Munich Security Conference expressing concern about Iran’s nuclear program. According to a joint statement released by the US State Department, ministers from the four countries stressed their “concern about Iran’s nuclear escalation and Tehran’s refusal to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In a later oral statement, German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock stressed that “nuclear escalation must be prevented at all costs.”

Membership of Sweden and Finland in NATO discussed in Munich

During a bilateral meeting with Annalena Burbock, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken praised Germany for supporting Ukraine. It became known that Blinken, who said that Germany continues its military, financial and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine without interruption, also expressed the hope that the applications of Sweden and Finland for membership in NATO will be considered as soon as possible. After the meeting in Munich, Blinken will travel to Turkey to visit the earthquake zone and also meet with his colleague Mevlut Cavusoglu.

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin

The prospects for Sweden’s and Finland’s NATO membership were also the subject of other meetings at the Munich conference. At the Munich Security Conference, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who attended a joint public meeting with European Union (EU) Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, stressed her country’s aspiration to become a NATO member at the same time as Sweden. . Saying that the simultaneous entry of the two countries into NATO is in the interests of all, Marin called on Turkey and Hungary to change their position, which is especially opposed to Sweden’s membership.

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said yesterday that Finland could join NATO if Turkey decides not to approve Sweden’s membership. Niinistö said: “Our NATO membership is in Turkey’s hands. If they say that we only get Finland, it will be a difficult situation for us, but do we say: “No, we are withdrawing our application?” No. “We can’t do that. Together with Sweden, we are doing our part by filling out an application for membership. We did it. The decision must be made by Turkey,” he said.

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