When U.S. President Joe Biden said that Russia’s actions in Ukraine constitute genocide, he clarified this was not a legal declaration and that he would let the lawyers determine whether the term technically qualifies in this case.
He said he used “genocide” because it had become clearer that Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to “wipe out the idea of being able to be Ukrainian.”
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he thinks it’s “absolutely right” more people are using the word genocide to describe Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
But many international experts have mixed views over whether the standard-of-proof
