Mass graves and bullet-scarred churches mark the torment of the Kyiv suburb of Bucha under Russian occupation, where traumatised residents now face a new anguish: a U.S.-led peace proposal that would offer a blanket post-war amnesty for the perpetrators of atrocities.
For the survivors of Bucha, where hundreds of Ukrainians were killed in 2022, the proposed amnesty is perceived less as reconciliation than as a source of disillusionment and reflects broader concerns in Ukraine about the implications of absolving Russian soldiers and officials of alleged crimes.
