US DETERMINES RUSSIA HAS COMMITTED CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN UKRAINE, VP HARRIS SAYS
Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris waves while on stage to speak at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
"Due to maintenance difficulties, the VP and the traveling party will depart Munich to Washington, D.C. on a back-up aircraft," a White House official told reporters.
CHINA SPY RISKS ABOUND AS VP HARRIS AND SENIOR US OFFICIALS ATTEND GERMANY SECURITY CONFERENCE
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Vice President Kamala Harris pose as they meet at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Feb. 18, 2023. (BEN STANSALL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Harris met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom this afternoon following her remarks at the Munich conference. She also briefly met with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of Sweden and Prime Minister Sanna Marin of Finland
The conference runs from Feb. 17-19 and gathers world leaders to discuss pressing international security issues, including the war in Ukraine.
Harris announced in her conference address that the U.S. has officially determined that Russian forces have committed a series of crimes against humanity during their invasion of Ukraine.
(L to R) Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Vice President Kamala Harris and Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson pose for photographers at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Feb. 18, 2023. (THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP via Getty Images)
"Long before I was vice president of the United States, I spent the majority of my career as a prosecutor, beginning as a young lawyer in the courtroom and later running the California Department of Justice," Harris said.
She continued, "I know firsthand the importance of gathering facts and holding them up against the law. In the case of Russia's actions in Ukraine, we have examined the evidence. We know the legal standards. And there is no doubt these are crimes against humanity."