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Attorney General Victoria Prentis KC MP attended the Conference Restoring Justice for Ukraine on Tuesday 2 April. During her visit, she represented the UK at a ministerial session of the Conference of Parties of the Register of Damage for Ukraine.

皇冠体育app Register will serve as a record of the damage, loss or injury ordinary Ukrainians have suffered because of Russian aggression.聽聽

皇冠体育app Attorney General used her speech to underline the UK鈥檚 support for the Register, which formally opened for claims submissions at the conference, as well as reaffirming assistance for Ukraine鈥檚 pursuit of accountability for Russian atrocities. 聽聽

Attorney General, Victoria Prentis KC MP, said:聽

Since Russia鈥檚 barbaric invasion over two years ago, there has been extensive and profound damage inflicted on Ukrainian buildings and vital infrastructure.

皇冠体育app UK is fully committed to helping secure accountability for Ukraine and the Register of Damages scheme, which will act as an important mechanism to document this brutal conflict.

皇冠体育app UK, alongside 43 states and the European Union have joined the Register of Damages since it was first established in May 2023.聽

皇冠体育app Attorney General also addressed the conference to provide the UK鈥檚 national intervention during the Ministerial Dialogue addressing wider accountability issues.

During this section of the event, she was able to re-affirm the UK鈥檚 lasting commitment to support Ukraine and to ensure Russia is held fully accountable for its illegal invasion.

She also highlighted the work of the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group, which the UK has established with US and EU partners to support Ukraine鈥檚 domestic prosecution of crimes committed during Russia鈥檚 illegal invasion.

During the conference, the Attorney also held bilateral meetings with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin and Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan KC.聽

皇冠体育app conference was co-hosted by the Netherlands, Ukraine, and the European Commission.