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Investigating Possible War Crimes, Invasion Highlights U.S. & Middle East Tensions

2022/4/4
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In the Ukrainian town of Bucha, dead bodies have been found along with mass graves after Russian forces withdrew from the area. This has drawn new allegations of war crimes committed by Russian forces. Former Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper was a war crimes prosecutor and lays out the investigation process. Plus Russia's invasion of Ukraine has affected U.S. relations in the Middle East. Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, a geopolitical risk consultancy firm, explains.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)