AG Merrick Garland makes unannounced trip to Ukraine

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https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/03/politics/merrick-garland-ukraine/index.html

Attorney General Merrick Garland made an unannounced trip to Ukraine on Friday, according to a Justice Department official, his second trip to the country after Russia invaded a little more than a year ago.

The trip was not announced for security reasons, the official said.

Garland was invited to Lviv by the Ukrainian prosecutor general, the official said, and joined President Volodymyr Zelensky at the “United for Justice Conference.”

The official added that Garland “held several meetings and reaffirmed our determination to hold Russia accountable for crimes committed in its unjust and unprovoked invasion against its sovereign neighbor.”

The trip comes nearly two weeks after President Joe Biden made his first trip to Ukraine since the war began and is one of several trips made by members of Biden’s Cabinet. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen also recently made a trip to Ukraine to meet with Zelensky.

The Justice Department has taken several steps to hold the Russian government and its supporters accountable since the invasion began...

[MontanaMama]

1. Glad we can assist holding Russia accountable for their crimes.

Hoping DOJ plans to hold you know who accountable as well.

[elleng]

2. Good to see.

[claudette]

3. Really?

He should take care of business at home first so the orange criminal is brought to justice.

[Lovie777]

4. He probably can chew gum and walk.................

[elleng]

5. He obviously CAN do so.

[tritsofme]

6. Really? Such petty complaints?

Not surprising, but give me a goddamn break.