April 20, 2022
European Council President Charles Michel, visiting Ukraine in a show of support for the Eastern European nation as it fights to repel Moscow's unprovoked invasion, says there must be justice for alleged atrocities committed by Russian forces.
"Like Bucha and too many other towns in #Ukraine. History will not forget the war crimes that have been committed here. There can be no peace without justice," Michel tweeted after touring the devastated town of Borodyanka.
A recent retreat by Russian forces from towns such as Bucha and Borodyanka have revealed harrowing evidence of brutal killings, torture, mass graves and the indiscriminate targeting of civilians in the fighting.
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have launched an investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine.
Michel, whose European Council represents the European Union's 27 member states, is following in the footsteps of several other European leaders, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, who have gone to Ukraine to show their support.
He arrived earlier in the day in Kyiv, which he called "the heart of a free and democratic Europe."
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