Trump Admin Drops Probe Into Russian War Crimes

The Washington Post reports:

The Trump administration has been engaged in a concerted effort to undo initiatives aimed at holding Russia and its leaders and allies accountable for alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

Since taking office, the administration has moved to withdraw from an international group led by the European Union that was created to punish Moscow for violating international law in its invasion of Ukraine. The White House has also reduced the work of the Justice Department’s War Crimes Accountability Team and dismantled a program to seize assets of sanctioned Russian oligarchs.

And in a previously unreported move, it has vacated a coordinator position — mandated by law — to gather intelligence from across the government on Russian atrocities committed in Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter. That position was created by legislation co-written by Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colorado) and former congressman Michael Waltz (R-Florida). Waltz is now President Donald Trump’s national security adviser.

Read the full article. Photo: Trump administration Russia-Ukraine envoy Steve Witkoff.