The EU foreign ministers are set to discuss on Monday the bloc’s response to the war in Ukraine and the latest developments in the conflict zones of the Middle East at their meeting in Luxembourg.
“We are going to discuss how we can support better the Ukrainian people, and how we can support the International Criminal Court’s investigation” into alleged war crimes committed in the country, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on the way to the meeting.
He said that during their visit last week to Ukraine with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, they had witnessed “brutal, brutal aggression of Russian troops against the civilian population.”
Ahead of the ministerial meeting, Dutch top diplomat Wopke Hoekstra hosted a working breakfast with the participation of his EU counterparts and Ukrainian prosecutor Iryna Venediktova who joined by a video link to discuss how to hold accountable those committing these crimes.
“Member states are truly committed to making sure justice is being done given the horrible images and clear crimes that we have all seen on television, that are truly appalling,” Hoekstra told reporters after the working breakfast.
The International Criminal Court’s Prosecutor-General Karim Khan will also join the ministers for a part of the main discussion.
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