Russian defence ministry claims to have destroyed all 42 drones launched over Crimean peninsula; Pentagon will begin training Ukrainian F-16 pilots in US
Reuters: the US state department on Thursday imposed sanctions on 13 people and entities it said are reportedly connected to the forced deportation and transfer of Ukraine’s children, as Washington ramps up pressure on Moscow over its invasion.
The United States is also taking steps to impose visa restrictions on three Russia-installed purported authorities over their involvement in human rights abuses of Ukrainian minors, the state department said in a statement.
The sanctions coincided with Ukraine’s Independence Day.
“The United States will not stand by as Russia carries out these war crimes and crimes against humanity,” US Ambassador to the US Linda Thomas-Greenfield told a UN security council meeting on Ukraine on Thursday.
Danish film-maker and provocateur Lars von Trier has defended himself from backlash after writing a social media post that criticised Denmark’s donation of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.
