Russia's Accountability Not A Subject For Talks - Vice PM
Date
1/28/2025 9:07:59 AM
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) The issue of Russia's accountability for war crimes that have already been committed and continue to be committed in Ukraine cannot be a subject for negotiations.
This was stated today during a press meeting on the doorstep of the EU Council of Ministers on General Affairs by Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, Minister of Justice Olha Stefanishyna, Ukrinform reports.
The event was held in Brussels at the initiative of the Swedish Mission to the EU with the participation of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos, and Swedish Minister for European Union Affairs Jessica Rosenkranz.
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"We also emphasized responsibility for crimes and war crimes that have already been committed and continue in Ukraine throughout the war raging in our country. This cannot be a subject for negotiations. So we will work on issues not only of political accountability. Russia must pay at all levels for the damage and destruction caused to my country. This must be done," the Vice Prime Minister emphasized.
Stefanishyna thanked the European side and the EU institutions for their unwavering support for Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression and in advancing on the path of European integration, since without such a consolidated EU stance, it would be much more challenging for Ukraine to survive the war and move forward on the path of transformation.
As reported, today in Brussels, the EU Council of Ministers for General Affairs is taking place, where of the issues on the agenda will be assessing Ukraine's progress in reforms and transformations that are necessary on the country's path to full membership of the EU.
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