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France pledges funding to International Criminal Court to investigate crimes in Ukraine – ministerial statement

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France will also provide judges, investigators and experts to make sure the prosecutor can conduct your investigation in the best conditions.

The French Foreign Ministry has pledged €500,000 in funding to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to help investigate crimes committed in Ukraine, according to a joint statement from the foreign and justice ministries, CNN writes.

France will also provide judges, investigators and experts to ensure that the prosecutor can conduct his investigation in the best possible conditions, the statement said.

The statement notes that French Justice Minister Eric Dupont-Moretti will encourage other states increase your support for the ISS at the Justice Ministers' Meeting in The Hague.

On March 2, the ISS launched an investigation into alleged crimes committed in the context of the situation in Ukraine since November 21, 2013, when hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets of Kyiv to protest former President Viktor Yanukovych's turn against the trade pact. with the European Union that has been taking shape over the years.

The U.S. government officially announced on Wednesday that members of the Russian armed forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine.

“Today I can announce that, based on the information available in At present, the US government assesses that Russian servicemen have committed war crimes in Ukraine,” US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said.

“Our assessment is based on a thorough analysis of available information from public and intelligence sources,” added he.

Recall that Russia refused to comply with the requirement of the International Court of Justice to suspend the war in Ukraine. The occupying country says they “do not agree”.

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