Russia is compiling lists of Ukrainians “to be killed or sent to camps” following an invasion, according to an alarming letter by the US ambassador …
Russia is compiling lists of Ukrainians “to be killed or sent to camps” following an invasion, according to an alarming letter by the US ambassador to the United Nations’ European Office. The undated letter from Bathsheba Nell Crocker to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet cites “credible information” that the lists are being drawn up and suggests those targeted would include “Russian and Belarusian dissidents in exile in Ukraine, journalists and anti-corruption activists, and vulnerable populations such as religious and ethnic minorities and LGBTQI+ persons.” The letter was initially obtained by the Washington Post, which published it late Sunday. It does not go into details about what intelligence supports Crocker’s claims. Crocker cites past Russian human rights abuses in her letter to Bachelet, including “targeted killings, kidnappings/forced disappearances, unjust detentions, and the use of torture.
