The European Union is exploring the possibility of creating a special prosecutor's office to help investigate Russian war crimes committed against Ukraine, while isolated talk of organizing a tribunal to bring representatives of the Russian Federation for crimes of aggression gets stuck in legal disputes. Bloomberg writes about this, citing people familiar with the discussions..

According to them, the idea of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200blaunching an office that, first of all, will help Ukraine collect evidence of war crimes by the occupiers, received wide support among the EU member states this week..

As planned, Ukrainian and international prosecutors will take part in the work of the new EU body. The exact list of his powers is still being determined, however, a special institution should contribute to the advancement of Europe in this area, while 27 countries will study ways to hold the Russian Federation accountable for the war against our state.

According to the interlocutors of the publication, politicians and legal scholars have not yet reached an agreement on the creation of a special international court to investigate crimes of aggression by Russians, and the International Criminal Court in The Hague does not have the authority for such processes.. Negotiations complicate the legal and political aspects associated with the creation of such an institution, which will bring to justice the highest political leaders of the Russian Federation.

The European Commission, Eurojust and the Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation are now exploring ways to create a special prosecutor's office to investigate the war crimes of the invaders, which will be able to fulfill Ukraine's requests and support the collection of evidence that has been ongoing since 2022.. They want to connect the efforts of the body with the existing team of judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officers from six EU states and Ukraine.

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In addition, the EU is considering launching a coordination center at Eurojust in the Netherlands to facilitate coordination between different prosecutors and groups involved in the investigation of Russian war crimes.. The Center will also be able to store evidence for further use in trials before national tribunals or for a special international court, if one is created..

Bloomberg interlocutors believe that although the idea of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bcreating a special or " The EU has not yet decided on the form of the future court, but agreed to continue relevant negotiations to select the best option that can receive broad international support..

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Earlier, the United States announced its forecast about when an international tribunal or other mechanism could be ready, under which the Russian Federation will be held accountable for crimes against humanity and war crimes in Ukraine..