The UK government is providing £4.5 million to Ukraine to support justice efforts in relation to war crimes committed by Russians during the full-scale invasion.
This is stated on the website of the British government, Ukrinform reports.
"During my visit to Kyiv, I saw with my own eyes the inspiring bravery of the Ukrainian people. I am immensely proud of the support our government is giving them in their fight against Russia's illegal full-scale invasion. The atrocities we have witnessed in Ukraine are unspeakable — there can be no lasting peace without accountability, and the UK's support will help Ukraine in its quest to achieve justice for the victims and survivors of these crimes," said David Lammy, the UK Foreign Secretary, commenting on the financial assistance to Ukraine.
Lammy stressed that the UK will continue to support Ukraine in its fight for security.
The £4.5 million will be used to support the documentation, investigation and prosecution of war crimes in Ukraine.
Assistance in the investigation of Russian crimes
- The United States will provide $1 million to the International Centre for the Prosecution of Crimes of Aggression against Ukraine.
- Lawyers working with Ukraine's prosecutor's office are preparing a dossier for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to accuse Russia of deliberately causing famine during the war in Ukraine.
- Human rights activists are documenting cases where Russian invaders used hunger as a weapon of war. They want to provide evidence for the ICC to indict Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- In December last year, the United States formally indicted four Russians involved in war crimes in Ukraine. The defendants interrogated, beat and tortured the American, threatened to kill him and staged his execution.
- The German authorities have already collected more than 500 pieces of evidence relating to war crimes in Ukraine and interviewed more than 160 witnesses. They are doing this in order to bring Putin to justice.
- Ukraine has started collecting evidence of Russian war crimes against the environment. Stories, photographs, and video evidence can be left anonymously on a special platform.