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US Cuts Halt Courthouse; EU Offers €61M for War-Crimes Justice

5/31/2026

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U.S. funding cuts have halted a $62-million USAID program to rebuild a destroyed Ukrainian courthouse.
The State Department stopped funding two of three groups in the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group, while the European Union pledged €10 million for a tribunal, €1 million for a claims commission, and €50 million for Ukraine’s child-protection system.
Ukrainian prosecutors have opened over 230,000 war-crimes cases, achieving 252 convictions and identifying 1,175 suspects as of April 1.

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U.S. funding cuts have halted a $62-million USAID program to rebuild a destroyed Ukrainian courthouse.
The State Department stopped funding two of three groups in the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group, while the European Union pledged €10 million for a tribunal, €1 million for a claims commission, and €50 million for Ukraine’s child-protection system.
Ukrainian prosecutors have opened over 230,000 war-crimes cases, achieving 252 convictions and identifying 1,175 suspects as of April 1.