U.S. Attorney General Garland made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Thursday. He met with President Zelensky and European prosecutors in western Lviv on criminal investigations into Russia’s wartime conduct.
A Ukrainian army commander visited troops in the eastern city of Bakhmut. In a video released by Evgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Russian private military company Wagner, he claimed that his forces had “virtually surrounded” the city.
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with members of the Security Council on the 3rd about strengthening “counter-terrorism” measures. The day before, he had canceled a tour of Russia’s southern provinces following attacks near the border with Ukraine.
Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize winner Alesi Byaljacki has been sentenced to 10 years in prison amid an ongoing crackdown on speech by authorities.
US Already Identifies War Crimes Suspects, Attorney General
Attorney General Garland and other prosecutorial officials attended a conference in Lviv. The Department of Justice released a statement on the evening of March 3.
Attorney General Garland said the United States had opened a war crimes investigation that “may violate U.S. law.” He is in the process of interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence, but he said he has “already identified specific suspects.”
Biden praises Germany’s military aid to Ukraine
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