US Official Says Evidence Suggests ‘Systemic War Crimes’ by Russia in Ukraine Is ’New Nuremberg Moment’

A Russian soldier patrols in a street of Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 12, 2022. Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. State Department’s ambassador for global criminal justice said on Nov. 21 that Washington has seen “systemic war crimes” committed by Russian forces in Ukraine and called the current situation a “new Nuremberg moment.”

U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack made the comments during a special briefing.