US Withdraw from Group Investigating Russian Crimes in Ukraine

The United States has officially notified Eurojust of its withdrawal from the international group investigating the actions of the leadership of the countries responsible for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Sky News reports.  

The European Justice Agency has confirmed that the United States has ceased to participate in the International Centre for the Prosecution of Crimes of Aggression against Ukraine (ICPA).  

‘The ICPA, hosted by Eurojust, continues its work in support of national investigations of the crime of aggression related to the war in Ukraine,’ the agency said.  

The New York Times also reported on the US withdrawal from this multinational group.  

The ICPA was created to hold the leadership of Russia and its allies in Belarus, North Korea and Iran accountable for aggression that violates the sovereignty of other states and is not an act of self-defence.  

The administration of former US President Joe Biden joined the ICPA in 2023, and the United States remained the only country outside of Europe to cooperate with the group.  

As The Gaze previously reported, the centre began operating in The Hague in July 2023 and, according to the EU, was to play a key role in investigating the crime of Russia's aggression against Ukraine and preparing materials for future trials.