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Last week President Biden used the word "genocide" for the first time to characterize Russia's actions in Ukraine. But do Russia's atrocities in Ukraine rise to the legal definition of genocide? We speak with Gissou Nia, director of the Strategic Litigation Project for the Atlantic Council, to explore the international framework of what constitutes genocide, and consider whether Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine rise to that level yet.
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Last week President Biden used the word "genocide" for the first time to characterize Russia's actions in Ukraine. But do Russia's atrocities in Ukraine rise to the legal definition of genocide? We speak with Gissou Nia, director of the Strategic Litigation Project for the Atlantic Council, to explore the international framework of what constitutes genocide, and consider whether Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine rise to that level yet.

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