Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov have both denounced Amnesty International's report alleging Ukrainian war crimes.
of war crimes and said that the allegations against Ukraine"in no way justify Russia's indiscriminate attacks."and Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, both of whom said that the report was an attempt to undermine Ukraine's ability to defend itself against the"terrorist state" of Russia.
"We do not see clear and timely reports from some international organizations regarding this and thousands of other crimes committed by Russian terrorists," Zelensky said."We saw today a completely different report from Amnesty International, which unfortunately tries to amnesty the terrorist state and shift the responsibility from the aggressor to the victim."
Reznikov drew on his background as a lawyer while asserting in a statement that Ukraine had a legal right"to resist genocide," regardless of"what legal structures disguise it." Theargued that the Amnesty International report was an attempt to"casually equate unprovoked Russian aggression with Ukrainian self-defense."
"Ukraine is a legal state," he added."We comprehensively analyze and give an assessment, including a legal one, of events in the war, as required by our obligations. But we will not allow our army, our DEFENDERS, to be spoiled. I am speaking as a lawyer."
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