The International Criminal Court (ICC) will take part in a joint investigation team investigating allegations of war crimes in Ukraine following the Russian invasion, EU judicial cooperation agency Eurojust reported on Monday..

ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan and Attorneys General of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine signed an agreement on the participation of the International War Crimes Tribunal in the investigation team. Such cooperation is introduced into the practice of the ICC for the first time in its history,.

“With this agreement, the parties send a clear signal that every effort will be made to effectively collect evidence on international crimes committed in Ukraine and bring those responsible to justice,” the agency said in a statement..

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In March, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine signed an agreement to set up a team to share information and conduct investigations into suspected war crimes and crimes against humanity.. At the same time, Karim Khan began to investigate possible war crimes committed in Ukraine..