On Thursday, the White House announced that the United States will accept up to 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing from the Russian of their country. “While we expect many Ukrainians will choose to remain in Europe close to family and their homes in Ukraine, today, the United States is announcing plans to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians and others fleeing Russia’s aggression through the full range of legal pathways, including the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program,” the White House said in a statement. “In particular, we are working to expand and develop new programs with a focus on welcoming Ukrainians who have family

On Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken formally announced that the United States government believes Russia committed war crimes during its invasion of Ukraine and should be prosecuted. “Since launching his unprovoked and unjust war of choice, Russian President Vladimir Putin has unleashed unrelenting violence that has caused death and destruction across Ukraine,” Blinken said in a statement. “We’ve seen numerous credible reports of indiscriminate attacks and attacks deliberately targeting civilians, as well as other atrocities.  Russia’s forces have destroyed apartment buildings, schools, hospitals, critical infrastructure, civilian vehicles, shopping centers, and ambulances, leaving thousands of innocent civilians killed or wounded.”