Day: 31 May 2022

Three Countries Help Investigation into War Crimes in Ukraine
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Three Countries Help Investigation into War Crimes in Ukraine

Estonia, Latvia and Slovakia join an international investigation into alleged war crimes committed during the war in Ukraine.   The joint investigation team (JIT) already includes Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The cooperation should help to prosecute suspects. Russia invaded neighbouring Ukraine in late February. Since then, reports have emerged of mass graves, summary executions and rapes by Russian soldiers. Ukraine has registered 15,000 war crimes since the start of the war. More than 600 suspects are in the picture for this, Ukrainian chief prosecutor Irina Venediktova said on Tuesday during the announcement of the new cooperation in The Hague. Last week, a 21-year-old Russian soldier was sentenced to life in prison in Ukraine f...