Ukraine war: Outrage over 'war crimes' pushes West towards more actions against Russia

A neighbor comforts Natalya, whose husband and nephew were killed by Russian forces, as she cries in her garden in Bucha, Ukraine, Monday, April 4, 2022.
A neighbor comforts Natalya, whose husband and nephew were killed by Russian forces, as she cries in her garden in Bucha, Ukraine, Monday, April 4, 2022. Copyright AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda
Copyright AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda
By Alasdair SandfordDavid Mac Dougall with Euronews, AP, AFP
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The EU is looking to impose more sanctions against Russia, amid mounting evidence that Russian troops killed civilians near Kyiv -- which Joe Biden and others condemn as "war crimes."

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There have been calls for an international probe into alleged Russian atrocities against civilians as Vladimir Putin's forces retreated from the Kyiv region.

Moscow is concentrating its offensive on eastern and southern Ukraine. Thousands have died since Russia invaded the country on February 24, causing widespread devastation. Millions have fled their homes, creating Europe's worst refugee crisis since World War II.

The war has deepened the rupture between Russia and the West, where there are calls for more sanctions against Moscow.

**Watch our TV coverage in the video player above, and follow Monday's events as they unfolded below: **

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