13 minutes agoEU Ready to Send War Crimes Investigators to Ukraine
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has reacted through a Twitter post on her site, saying the EU is ready to send joint investigative teams to Ukraine to document reported war crimes. Its post comes after phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodyyr Zelensky, [...]
Its post comes after telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, for “the cruel murder of civilians in Bucha and elsewhere in Ukraine”.
The teams will be in co-ordination with Ukraine's attorney general, with the support of European police agency Europol and Eurojust criminal justice agency. The shocking images of civilian troops on the streets of Bucha, near Ukraine's capital, Kiev, have led to an explosion of Russia's international condemnation.
I spoke with President Zelensky about the cruel murder of civilians in Bucha and elsewhere in Ukraine. The EU is ready to send joint investigative teams to document war crimes in co-ordination with Ukraine's Attorney General. Europol and Eurojust will also support,”- writes Ursula von der Leyen in her tweet post.
