On April 14, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met in Kyiv with the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Khan. The meeting was also attended by the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova, Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov, Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrskyy, Minister of Justice Denys Malyuska and Deputy Head of the Office of the President Oleh Tatarov.

Denys Shmyhal thanked Karim Khan for his visit and stressed the importance of the ICC’s involvement in mobilizing all resources and launching an investigation into russia's brutal violations of international humanitarian law. The Head of the Ukrainian government reminded that russia has been committing systematic and mass war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine since 2014.

"The Ukrainian people demand justice, the whole civilized world demands justice. And this requirement is burning," Denys Shmyhal stressed.

The Prime Minister spoke about the atrocious crimes of the russian military in Bucha, Borodyanka, Irpin, Hostomel and other settlements. The Prime Minister reminded of the rocket attack on the Kramatorsk railway station and the crimes in Mariupol that russia is trying to hide.

"It is time to conduct a swift and effective investigation, which will result in real charges. It is necessary to ensure the millions of victims of russia's armed aggression the right to a fair trial and bring to justice those who organize and directly commit horrific crimes against Ukrainians and all Ukrainians," said Denys Shmyhal, adding that 42 countries have already called on the ICC to conduct investigation.

The meeting participants stressed that investigative teams consisting of the National Police and prosecutors are carefully documenting crimes against civilians by the russian military. This work is taking place, including in areas where hostilities are still going on.

According to the Prime Minister, Ukraine will continue to provide all necessary support in gathering evidence of russia's international crimes.

The ICC Chief Prosecutor responded by saying that the law should be mobilized on the side of humanity in order to put a halt to the suffering of the civilian population. According to Karim Khan, the ICC team will gather evidence so that all those who committed crimes will be held accountable.