During the meeting, we had extensive exchanges on how we can further support #Ukraine with its investigation and prosecution of war crimes.
In this context, we invite the U.S. to join the #JointInvestigationTeam and its members to cooperate on alleged international crimes
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/dreynders/status/1603485622869573632
Today’s meeting strengthens further the 🇪🇺🇺🇸 alliance in the field of justice.
As partners, we work hand in hand to promote #justice and #RuleofLaw on both sides of the Atlantic, but also in international fora.
See my full statement here ⤵️
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/STATEMENT_22_7784
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/dreynders/status/1603485662011084800
We also discussed enforcement of sanctions & legal tools to tackle evasions. In the long run, we agreed that frozen assets should serve as basis to help rebuild 🇺🇦 We will also continue to explore the ways we could make use of the ‘immobilised’ assets of the Russian Central Bank.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/dreynders/status/1603485644453548032