UK's Raab backs ICC 'to the hilt' in Ukraine war crimes inquiry

FILE PHOTO: British Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary Dominic Raab arrives at the BBC headquarters in London, Britain, March 6, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said on Monday Britain backed an International Criminal Court investigation into alleged war crimes in Ukraine "to the hilt".

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan said he had opened a formal investigation into possible atrocities on Ukrainian soil since 2014, when Moscow-based separatists seized part of the country's far east.