10 things you need to know today: April 5, 2022

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An artist in Mumbai paints a canvas in tribute to the victims of Bucha, Ukraine
An artist in Mumbai paints a canvas in tribute to the victims of Bucha, Ukraine
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1. Biden doubles down on Putin war-crime allegation

President Biden on Monday called for putting Russian President Vladimir Putin on trial for war crimes over Ukraine's report that it found mass graves and streets littered with dead civilians in areas where Russian troops had just withdrawn. "He is a war criminal," Biden said of Putin. "But we have to gather information, we have to continue to provide Ukraine with the weapons they need to continue to fight." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky toured the town of Bucha, where dead civilians were found face down in the streets, and urged the media to "show the world what happened here." European leaders called for tougher sanctions against Russia. Moscow denied targeting civilians and accused Ukraine of "stage-managed anti-Russian provocation."

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.