Sir John Whittingdale in his capacity as Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Ukraine, recently hosted a delegation in Parliament of former Ukrainian POWS and family members of Ukrainian soldiers who have been held in Russian captivity.
The meeting heard first-hand testimony from veterans whose treatment at the hands of their Russian captors was clearly in breach of the Geneva Convention. The veterans from the Azov brigade who defended Mariupol and the Azovstal steel plant gave a detailed account of the brutal war crimes committed by the Russian military against civilians and soldiers.
The meeting also heard from the Attorney General, The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis MP, about the steps the UK Government is taking to ensure there is accountability for war crimes, the ongoing efforts to set up a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression and the determination to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine recover from the devastating war.
Sir John is pictured below alongside Ukrainian POWS and the family members of Ukrainian soldiers
