EU justice ministers discuss Russia’s accountability for crimes committed in Ukraine

This is stated on the website of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

"On Friday 27 January, EU justice ministers met in Stockholm as part of the informal Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) meeting. The meeting focused on judicial cooperation to combat organised crime and ensure accountability for core international crimes committed in Ukraine. The meeting was also attended by the Ukrainian Minister of Justice, who gave an update on the situation," the statement reads.

Ukrainian Minister of Justice Denys Maliuska took part in the meeting remotely. He updated on the current situation in Ukraine and expressed his own views on the possibility of prosecution for the main international crimes committed by occupying Russian forces on the territory of Ukraine. The Swedish Office of the Prosecutor-General and war crimes prosecutors from the Swedish Prosecution Authority shared their own experience of previous war crimes investigation practices. European agency Eurojust presented an updated database on evidence of war crimes in Ukraine.

"We will demand full accountability for the horrific crimes committed in Ukraine. There will be no impunity for these," Swedish Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer emphasized.