Reports are that as many as 6 million of the countries 44 million had left the country…
Now reports are that almost 1/3 of those who left have returned to a war ravaged Ukraine…
Finland moving to join NATO has drawn Russian worries….
The European Union is looking at the Ukraine’s bid to join the group…
War crimes investigations ramp up against Russian military….
Ukraine troop’s are increasing offensive actions in the north of the country…
Finland’s leaders announced Thursday that they will seek NATO membership in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine — a move that would mark a tectonic shift in the military alliance and Europe’s security order and that the Kremlin promptly said would “definitely” pose a threat to Russian security.
The green light from Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin is the first step toward a formal application from a country with a long-standing military nonalignment. Sweden is considering a similar move, and Washington has said it would strongly support both. Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Moscow would have “to take retaliatory steps … to stop the threats that arise.”
Also Thursday, the United Nations Human Rights Council moved to deepen scrutiny of alleged rights abuses by Russian forces, including potential war crimes, throughout previously occupied areas of Ukraine.
The resolution, passed during a special session, calls on investigators to focus particularly on incidents in the regions of Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Sumy in late February and March. Ahead of the vote, U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet told the council that “the scale of unlawful killings” in Ukraine, including signs of summary executions, “is shocking.”
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