The United States is quietly withdrawing from a multinational group investigating leaders involved in the invasion of Ukraine, including President Vladimir V. Putin, signaling a shift away from accountability efforts under President Biden. The decision to leave the International Center for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, joined in 2023, is expected to be announced soon, with the Trump administration citing the need to redeploy resources as the reason behind the move. Additionally, the Department of Justice is also scaling back its War Crimes Accountability Team, which was formed to hold Russians responsible for atrocities in Ukraine, with a focus on supporting Ukrainian prosecutors in bringing charges against Russian soldiers for war crimes.
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