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\"'War<\/p>\n

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on May 21 agreed that Russia is an aggressor toward Ukraine, but declined to label Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal.<\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call with Putin on May 19. Trump’s positive impression of the phone call shocked Ukraine’s allies<\/a><\/strong> in Europe as Russia continues to refuse a ceasefire.<\/p>\n

Democratic Representative Bill Keating asked Rubio, “Is Russia the aggressor in this Ukraine war?”<\/p>\n

“They invaded them, yes,” Rubio said<\/a><\/strong> in response.<\/p>\n

When asked by Keating if Putin is a war criminal, Rubio admitted war crimes<\/a><\/strong> have been committed in Ukraine, but declined to label the Russian leader as a war criminal.<\/p>\n

“War crimes have been committed, no doubt, and who is responsible for that, there will be a time and place for that accountability, but right now the job is to end the war,” Rubio<\/a><\/strong> said when questioned by the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent<\/a><\/strong>, on May 7, agreed when asked if he considered Putin a war criminal.<\/p>\n

When asked<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>, “Do you consider Vladimir Putin a war criminal?” by Democratic Representative Juan Vargas, Bessent replied, saying, “Yes.”<\/p>\n

When Vargas asked, “Would you negotiate with a war criminal?” Bessent replied, saying, “I think that’s the nature of diplomacy<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>, one must negotiate with both sides, Sir.”<\/p>\n

The White House has previously been critical of Ukrainian leadership, including President Volodymyr Zelensky. On May 1, Bessent suggested a reset in relations<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> between Ukraine and the U.S. following the signing of a bilateral minerals deal on April 30.<\/p>\n

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What happens to all the guns in Ukraine post-war?<\/div>\n
As peace talks ramp up, experts and officials are already working on a looming post-war threat: the potential large-scale proliferation of guns in Ukraine once they are no longer needed on the battlefield. \u201cWhen the war ends, Ukraine will not only have to rebuild its infrastructure and resettle displaced people<\/div>\n
\"'WarThe Kyiv Independent<\/span>Andrea Januta<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\"'War<\/div>\n

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– https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/ukraine\/rss\/<\/p>\n

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