EU commits EUR 16 mln to prosecute Russian war crimes, rescue deported Ukrainian children – Kallas

European Foreign Minister Kaia Kallas has announced the allocation of the first EUR 10 million euros for the creation of a special tribunal to investigate Russian crimes, as well as another EUR 6 million to support Ukrainian children deported by Russia and victims of sexual violence.

"Today I can also announce the allocation of the first EUR 10 million for the creation of a special tribunal to investigate Russian crimes," she said at a press conference with her Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Sybiha on Monday.

Kallas recalled that in May a meeting of EU foreign ministers was held in Lviv to launch the work of this tribunal.

"Russian leaders bear responsibility for this war, and if there had been no crime of aggression, there would have been no further crimes or atrocities. Therefore, no one should go unpunished for crimes committed," Kallas said.

Separately, she noted that Russia’s deportation of Ukrainian children and sexual violence are "one of the darkest pages of the war unleashed by Russia."

"Today we are allocating an additional EUR 6 million to support the care of children deported by Russia and victims of sexual violence.

This will help ensure proper care for the victims of these crimes," Kallas said.