Russia does not believe that it can be held responsible for alleged war crimes committed in Ukraine, says the Ukrainian president.
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In a virtual conference, Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia was convinced it could absolve itself for decades because it has the nuclear weapon, which it uses to blackmail the rest of the planet.
According to the President of Ukraine, Russia is also calculating how long it will take its missiles to hit European capitals.
On Thursday, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova told the Helsinki Commission hearings that she estimated the Russian military had committed more than 9,800 war crimes since the start of the war in Ukraine.