Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, has just spoken to reporters in Maryland as he departs for Brussels for meetings with Nato counterparts and officials, APA reports citing The Guardian.
He told reporters:
"What we’ve seen in Bucha is not the random act of a rogue unit. It’s a deliberate campaign to kill, to torture, to rape, to commit atrocities. The reports are more than credible. The evidence is there for the world to see.
This reinforces our determination, and the determination of countries around the world, to make sure that one way or another, one day or another, there is accountability for those who committed these acts."
Blinken was specifically asked “Does the US have evidence linking senior officials in Russia” to ordering or having knowledge of these acts. He did not confirm that. He said “We are working as are other to put the evidence together to support the efforts” of those investigating and gathering evidence, and added “We said before the aggression we anticipated there would be atrocities committed.”