The G7 countries want to set up an information network in Ukraine to quickly follow up on allegations of war crimes. “This way we can move faster to prosecutions,” says the G7.
The G7 includes Canada, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan and the United States. The European Union has also been a member since 1977.
The sides usually discuss economic issues, but it was justice ministers who met on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Ukraine. Also present were delegates from the International Criminal Court and the Ukrainian government.
“It will take years, maybe even decades, before we bring all the perpetrators to justice. But we will persevere,” the G7 said in a statement.
Ukraine has already recorded more than 34,000 war crimes
The Ukrainian authorities have already registered more than 34,000 war crimes. Known cases revolve around the executions in the city of Bocha and the atrocities in the battle for the southern port city of Mariupol. At least 460 crimes have been caught in and around Kharkiv.
ap now adds torture in the northeastern city of Kharkiv. The US news agency spoke to residents of the city. They discuss in detail how they were beaten by Russian soldiers.
For example, a 24-year-old man was reportedly locked in a cell for days and had his ears and genitals repeatedly electrocuted. Others reported being forced to learn the Russian national anthem while being forced to listen to the screams of other prisoners. ap he has seen photos that appear to confirm the claims made by the residents.
The Russians took Kharkiv early in the war and were driven out of the city by Ukrainian troops in September. Since then, human rights organizations have tried to visualize what happened to the local population.
“We have been receiving reports of torture from residents for months,” he said ap a local human rights association. “We fear that the worst crimes have yet to be discovered.”
