After the Russian troops retreated, a large number of poor people's bodies were found in the Kiev suburb of Butcha. German Chancellor Schoelz accused it of war crimes and, in response, would impose new sanctions on Russia. Defense Minister Lambrecht said discussions had been raised about the Russian gas embargo.
The "Bucha Killings" was exposed
Russian troops withdrew from the area around Kiev. Ukrainian authorities found more than 300 bodies in Bucha on Sunday. Agence France-Presse reporters reported that many of the dead were wearing civilian clothes. They saw at least 20 bodies lying on a street in Bucha. At least one of the dead had their hands tied.
Ukrainian media released a series of pictures and videos of civilian deaths in the city of Bucha, which the Ukrainian government blamed russian troops for killing. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Demitro Kuleba tweeted, "We are still looking for bodies, there are already hundreds of them." Dead people lie in the street. They (Russian troops) killed civilians as they stayed and left these places and villages. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba told British Radio Thammers that the victims were neither guerrilla fighters nor people who resisted the Russians. They were killed because of anger and sheer bloodlust. He added: "Russia is worse than the Islamic State (ISIS), period. ”
Qureba also announced that he would work to ensure that those responsible for atrocities in the country were held accountable. Among them was Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who called him "one of the planners of the Russo-Ukrainian War." He called on the Group of Seven to impose tougher sanctions on Russia. "The Bucha massacre was premeditated. The goal of the Russians is to exterminate as many Ukrainians as possible," Kuleba tweeted on Sunday, "and we have to stop them and drive them out."
However, the Russian Defense Ministry issued a statement on Sunday saying: "Not a single resident suffered any violence while the settlement was under the control of the Russian armed forces." "They believe that these photos and videos from the city of Bucha were directed by the Ukrainian government for Western media and are another provocative act of the Ukrainian government."
Western heads of state and government, as well as the European Union and NATO, have generally expressed anger and condemnation of Boucha's inhumane crimes.
The German chancellor promised new sanctions
German Chancellor Schoelz said on Sunday that "the streets of Bucha, a suburb of Kiev that were also occupied by Russian troops a few days ago, are strewn with corpses, as well as bodies that have been hastily buried." He stressed: "The murder of civilians is a war crime. ”
He also promised new sanctions against Russia. "We will decide on further measures within the circle of allies in the coming days," we said. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his supporters will feel the consequences. "We will continue to supply weapons to Ukraine to defend against a Russian invasion."
Scholz has previously called for, explanation and clarification of "crimes committed by the Russian military." "Demand that international organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross be allowed access to these areas and that a neutral record of atrocities be recorded." The perpetrator and its authorized person must always be held accountable. "I call on Russia to finally agree to a ceasefire and end hostilities," which has claimed the lives of thousands of innocent Ukrainians.
German Foreign Minister Berbock tweeted that the images of "unbridled violence" on the outskirts of the capital Kiev after the withdrawal of Russian troops were "intolerable." "Those responsible for these war crimes must be held accountable." Russia's "unbridled violence" "wiped out innocent families and had no borders." ”
Federal Economy Minister Hubbeck told the ZDF on Sunday evening that the announced sanctions should be soon, and should be just this week. The fifth set of sanctions could include "all individual sanctions imposed on others in the Putin regime on technological products; we will also focus again on financial markets."
Reference was made to the discussion on the outage of natural gas
Moreover, Germany has not sat idly by and watched the decoupling from Russia's energy supply, having "made a lot of progress" over the past four weeks. "The next step will not expose Russia's ownership of [German energy] infrastructure to Russia's arbitrariness." "First take the trade-off steps and then cut back on gas and oil," Hubbeck said. This is appropriate. ”
German Economy Minister Habeck said, "Russian President Vladimir Putin has actually lost this war." Even if the killing is won, "it is impossible for him to hope to make Russia stronger through war."
Defense Minister Lambrecht proposed Russia's gas embargo, saying on a Sunday night ARD show that "there must be a response." Such crimes must not sit idly by. "In response to the corresponding question, she said that there must be a discussion within the EU ministerial circle to stop the supply of natural gas." It's not just individual countries that are advancing this discussion, but everyone is already agreeing on what they can stand for. ”
In its previous public statements, Germany explicitly opposed Russia's energy embargo. At one point, it was widely emphasized that stopping Russia's energy supply would have fatal economic consequences.