Foreign Minister Joly in Finland as calls grow for Russian war crimes trial
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is condemning Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians as abhorrent and senseless and says new Canadian sanctions are coming against Russia as a result.
“This weekend, the world witnessed an abhorrent and senseless attack on innocent civilian lives in Bucha,” said Joly during a trip to Helsinki Monday.
Her Finnish counterpart, Pekka Haavisto, echoed that condemnation.
Russia is facing a renewed level of global outrage after reports of atrocities against Ukrainian civilians emerged over the weekend as Russian troops withdrew from towns they occupied around Kyiv.