"I don't think history will judge kindly any effort to wipe the slate clean for Russian crimes in Ukraine. They must be held accountable for those crimes, and that will be the approach of the European Union in all of these discussions. Were we to do so, to allow for impunity for those crimes, we would be sowing the seeds of the next round of aggression and the next invasion. And I believe that that would be a historic mistake of huge proportions."
"At no time have I seen directives from the hierarchy for Russian soldiers and others to stop torturing. That's what I've asked for. Those directives do not exist. It is the level of the state; it's Putin himself and Lavrov who have responsibility for these types of policies. The Russian state itself will be held accountable. Torture remains part of, in my view, Russian war tactics and war"
Donald Trump met with Vladimir Putin in Alaska and suggested that Russia could rejoin the G8 if a durable peace with guarantees is secured in Ukraine. European Commissioner for Justice and Democracy Michael McGrath insists the European Union will not accept any peace deal that absolves Russian leaders of responsibility for war crimes committed since the full-scale invasion. McGrath warned that allowing impunity would invite further aggression and be a historic mistake. He emphasized the need to protect victims' rights. UN investigator Dr Alice Jill Edwards described torture as pervasive, attributing responsibility to Putin and Lavrov.
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