New York Times: “An analysis of satellite images rebuts claims by Russia that the killing of civilians in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, occurred after its soldiers had left the town.”

“When images emerged over the weekend of the bodies of dead civilians lying on the streets of Bucha — some with their hands bound, some with gunshot wounds to the head — Russia’s Ministry of Defense denied responsibility. In a Telegram post on Sunday, the ministry suggested that the bodies had been recently placed on the streets after ‘all Russian units withdrew completely from Bucha’ around March 30.”

President Joe Biden on Monday called for evidence to be gathered to put Russian leader Vladimir Putin on trial for war crimes related to his nation’s invasion of Ukraine, CNBC reports.

Said Biden: “He is a war criminal… This guy is brutal, and what’s happening in Bucha is outrageous and everyone’s seen it.”

He added: “I think it is a war crime … He should be held accountable.”

The U.S. government seized a mega yacht in Spain owned by an oligarch with close ties to the Russian president, the first in the government’s sanctions enforcement initiative to “seize and freeze” giant boats and other pricey assets of Russian elites, the AP reports.

“A Pittsburgh Post-Gazette investigation, bolstered by thousands of secret government records, found that banks kept moving billions for the oligarchs and their companies at the same time they were filing reports with the U.S. Treasury after they found the hallmarks of financial crimes like money laundering.”

“Known as suspicious activity reports, the records — which are never disclosed to the public — are part of a Post-Gazette investigation into money laundering that began with revelations about millions of dirty dollars in the U.S. steel industry.”

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), who has often said nice things about Russian president Vladimir Putin, changed her tune on Twitter: