U.S. to offer additional help to Ukraine for Russian war crimes probes

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland looks over at Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin as he speaks about the prosecution of war crimes in Ukraine committed by Russian forces during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. on April 17, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Monday the Justice Department intends to appoint a prosecutor and a legal adviser to assist Ukraine with its efforts to investigate and prosecute suspected war crimes by Russian forces.

The prosecutor will be based in The Hague at Eurojust, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, Garland said, following a meeting with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin.