A joint statement May 25 from the U.S., UK, and European Union announced the formation of an “Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group” (ACA). The purpose was stated as, “To further accountability for atrocity crimes in the context of Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine….” The release on the new entity quotes from the EU’s Josep Borell, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, U.S. Sec. of State Antony Blinken, and Ukrainian General Prosecutor Iryna Venediktova. There will be “Mobile Justice Teams” set up to swoop in on any targeted site of an imputed crime.
Forget the outmoded approach and institutions such as the UN Security Council, the UN Human Rights Council, which has expelled Russia from membership. Now, it’s anything goes, in the way of accusations and condemnations.
