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Weekend: Ukraine's Prosecutor General speaks to the BBC about opening a genocide case

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Ukraine's Prosecutor General speaks to the BBC about opening a genocide case

04/06/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Ukraine's Prosecutor General speaks to the BBC about opening a genocide case

Iryna Venediktova says she is looking into allegations of forced deportations by Russia

Iryna Venediktova says she is looking into allegations of forced deportations by Russia.

Ukraine's top prosecutor, Iryna Venediktova, says that her office is now looking into allegations of the forcible deportation of children in an effort  to establish an indictment for genocide against Russia.

Also, the culmination of four days of celebrations to mark a historic 70 years on the throne for Queen Elizabeth II.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Nadifa Mohamed, a Somali-British novelist; and Yannis Palaiologos, a Greek journalist and European Union correspondent for Kathimerini, a daily newspaper in Athens.

(Image: Ukraine's top prosecutor Iryna Venediktova. Credit: REUTERS)

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