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Apr 2022
11m 37s

Is Russia committing genocide in Ukraine...

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says what Russia is doing in his country is genocide. A war crimes expert says that might be difficult to prove before the International Criminal Court. And last month, 96-year-old Boris Romanchenko was killed during Russian shelling in Kharkiv. In his youth, he survived four Nazi concentration camps. Now, a major evac ... Show More
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