U.S. House Speaker Pelosi to attend Ukraine forum in Zagreb

FILE PHOTO: Speaker of the House, Democratic Nancy Pelosi of California, running for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, speaks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in Congress, will attend a forum in Zagreb this week aimed at supporting Ukraine's independence and the return of the Crimean peninsula to Kyiv, her office announced on Sunday.

"Discussions will be centered on the international community's efforts to support the Ukrainian people while holding Russia accountable for its documented war crimes and attempted illegal annexations," Pelosi's office said in a statement on Sunday.