More international reaction is coming in after the emerging atrocities in Ukraine show new evidence of civilian killings allegedly by Russian military.
Germany has expelled 40 Russian envoys over the atrocities in Bucha, near Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, and said further measures with allies are being prepared, local news is reporting.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock added that Berlin would also boost its support to Ukraine’s armed forces.
Bodies of civilians have been found on the streets in Bucha. Our reporter in the town has been to the basement of a house where five bodies were found – men with their hands bound who appeared to have been shot dead.
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said the UK will make sure perpetrators of atrocities in Ukraine are brought to justice.
Speaking alongside Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba during a visit to Warsaw, Truss also said the UK needs to announce “a tough new wave of sanctions” on Russia.
She added that there should be no talk of removing sanctions on Russia while its troops are in Ukraine.
“The reality is that money is still flowing from the West into Putin’s war machine – and that has to stop,” she said.