Canadian lawmakers voted unanimously on Wednesday to call Russia’s attacks in Ukraine a "genocide", with members of parliament saying there was "ample evidence of systemic and massive war crimes against humanity" being committed by Moscow.
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- Canadian lawmakers voted unanimously on Wednesday to call Russia’s attacks in Ukraine a “genocide” Members of parliament said there was “ample evidence of massive war crimes against humanity” U.S.
- President Joe Biden had said earlier in April that the Ukraine invasion amounted to genocide.
- Canada is among a number of countries to have imposed sanctions on Russia after it invaded Ukraine on Feb.
- Russia denies genocide charges and says it was necessary because the United States was using Ukraine to threaten Russia.
- Moscow in turn accuses Ukraine of the genocide of Russian-speaking people, a charge that Ukraine dismisses as nonsense.