For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in Russia’s war on Ukraine. Finer said the U.S. strongly believes there must be accountability for everything Russia has done in Ukraine. Commenting on the discussions to recognize Russia as a terrorist state, he said the U.S. has addressed many Russian actions in Ukraine as war crimes. Belarus is being used as a key staging ground for Russia's war in Ukraine, which Moscow terms a "special operation."

Source: New York Times January 16, 2023 14:28 UTC