“There is no place to hide. We and our partners will pursue every avenue available to make sure that those responsible for these atrocities are held accountable”
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland made an unannounced trip to Ukraine on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, where he met Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova, CNN reported.
The two will discuss efforts by the United States and other countries to help Ukraine “identify, apprehend, and prosecute those individuals involved in war crimes” in Ukraine, according to a statement from a Justice Department official.
Appearing alongside Venediktova inside Ukraine, Garland said he was there to “express the unwavering support of the United States for the people of Ukraine in the midst of the unprovoked and unjust Russian invasion.”
Garland also said he wanted to discuss actions the United States “is taking to assist the Ukrainian authorities in holding accountable those responsible for the atrocities, for the war crimes that the entire world has seen.”
“The United States is sending an unmistakable message — there is no place to hide. We and our partners will pursue every avenue available to make sure that those responsible for these atrocities are held accountable,” Garland said.
