Biden calls for Putin to face war crimes trial

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also accused Russia of war crimes during a televised address on Monday night and suggested Mr Putin’s regime will attempt to cover up evidence of other atrocities.

“I’m sure you know about the new old tactics of Russian propagandists who are constantly trying to reject accusations of the Russian military,” Zelensky said.

France and Germany announced on Monday they are expelling Russian diplomats in response to the discoveries in Bucha.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the expulsion of 40 envoys was in response to the “unbelievable brutality” the Kremlin had unleashed in Ukraine.

The French government said it would expel “many” Russian staff, but didn’t specify the exact number.

Lithuania said it was expelling the Russian ambassador, citing atrocities it says have been committed by Russian troops in Ukraine.

Moscow’s ambassador to the UN said Russia would present “empirical evidence” to the UN Security council demonstrating that Western statements on events at Bucha were lies.

At a press conference in New York, Vasily Nebenzya accused Ukraine and its “Western sponsors” of fabricating evidence and carrying out a false flag attack on its own people.

In Bucha, witnesses have described Russian soldiers firing on men fleeing after refusing to allow them to leave through humanitarian corridors.

At least 20 dead men were found lying in the street, many of them with extensive wounds. Some had been shot through the temple, as if executed, while others had clearly been run over by tanks.

Satellite images taken by Maxar show a 14m (45ft) mass grave in the city near the church of St Andrew and Pyervozvannoho All Saints.