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    Biden calls for war crimes trial of Putin after mass graves found around Ukraine capital

    by Patrick J. McDonnell, Jaweed Kaleem and Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times Apr 04, 2022 5 minutes
    President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, walks in the town of Bucha, just northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on April 4, 2022.

    LVIV, Ukraine — Russian leader Vladimir Putin faced mounting global condemnation Monday, with President Joe Biden and a growing number of world leaders calling for a war crimes trial, following the discovery in Ukraine of mass graves and streets littered with the bodies of civilians around the suburbs of Kyiv.

    “This guy is brutal, and what’s happening in Bucha is outrageous,” Biden told reporters, referring to a town near Kyiv where numerous civilians were found dead, some bearing marks of torture or execution. The Ukrainian government said it has counted more than 400 civilian deaths so far in the suburbs of the capital city.

    Biden previously branded Putin a “war criminal” in remarks March 17, but at that time the White House said he was speaking personally and not outlining a formal U.S. position. But six days later, the U.S. formally accused Russia of war crimes and said it was collecting evidence to

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