Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, says US

Kamala Harris speaks at the Munich Security Conference (Michael Probst/AP)

The US has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, vice president Kamala Harris said on Saturday, saying that “justice must be served” to the perpetrators.

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Ms Harris said the international community has both a moral and a strategic interest in pursuing those crimes, pointing to a danger of other authoritarian governments taking advantage if international rules are undermined.