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Friday, February 16

Top international lawyers explain why confiscating and transferring Russian assets to Ukraine is legal and important for the entire world.

Top international lawyers explain why confiscating and transferring Russian assets to Ukraine is legal and important for the entire world. Former US diplomat Philip Zelikow and a large group of international lawyers plan to publish an open letter next week arguing that the West is taking too narrow a view of customary international law. ...

Thursday, June 8

The Bucharest Nine (B9) promised to support Ukraine until victory.

The Bucharest Nine (B9) promised to support Ukraine until victory. The leaders of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia confirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and te...

Wednesday, January 4

Russian torture camps were found in Mykolaiv and Kherson.

Russian torture camps were found in Mykolaiv and Kherson. Mykolaiv’s regional prosecutor’s office, the Security Service of Ukraine, and forensic experts with the National Police established the location of an alleged torture chamber in the villa...

Wednesday, November 30

Russia’s weaponizing of winter is a war crime.

Russia’s weaponizing of winter is a war crime. The G7 ministers of justice condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s use of “winter as a weapon,” the German justice minister said Tuesday at a meeting with his counterparts in Berlin. Minister M...

Wednesday, October 26

In one month, Russia has attacked Ukrainian energy facilities more than 50 times.

In one month, Russia has attacked Ukrainian energy facilities more than 50 times. In October, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported that Russia carried out 51 targeted strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities, one and a half times more than during the previous seven months o...

Monday, September 26

Ukraine has finished exhuming bodies in Izyum.

Ukraine has finished exhuming bodies in Izyum. The exhumation of bodies from the mass burial site in Izyum has been completed, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reported. The work continued for a week and revealed 447 bodies of Ukrainian...

Thursday, May 26

A joint UK, EU, and US group will document war crimes in Ukraine.

A joint UK, EU, and US group will document war crimes in Ukraine. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the launch of a new joint UK, EU, and US group to help support the efforts of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General to document war crimes and other atrociti...

Tuesday, March 22

Russia violates even the laws of war and is guilty of large-scale war crimes.

Russia violates even the laws of war and is guilty of large-scale war crimes. The horror that Putin’s Russia is currently committing in Ukraine violates even the laws of war and is a large-scale war crime, said the EU High Representative, Josep Borrell. “Russia is ...

Friday, March 11

The Hague is collecting evidence of Russian crimes among Ukrainian refugees.

The Hague is collecting evidence of Russian crimes among Ukrainian refugees. A group of prosecutors from the International Criminal Court in The Hague is already collecting evidence of Russian crimes in Ukraine committed against refugees from Ukraine, said Polish President An...

Wednesday, March 9

Four European countries have launched an investigation into Russia’s war crimes.

Four European countries have launched an investigation into Russia’s war crimes. Lithuania, Poland, Estonia, and Germany have launched an investigation into the Russian Federation’s war crimes, announced Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova. Venediktova noted that the world...

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