Freeland Says Ottawa Will Pursue Justice For Sexual Violence Victims In Ukraine
Freeland was questioned Thursday about war crimes that Russia has been accused of committing against Ukrainian citizens and of using sexual violence as a weapon of war. “War crimes have been committed in Ukraine, they are being committed in Ukraine. The evidence we have seen in Bucha and other parts of Russian-occupied Ukraine is absolutely frightening,” Freeland said after a tour of a carbon offensive. installation in Calgary. “I want to take some time to stress that one of the things that is happening is the systematic rape of women and children in Ukraine....