The White House is Cutting Funding for War Crimes Investigations in Ukraine.

The Trump administration is preparing to cut funding for many programs that carry out investigations into war crimes worldwide. In particular, projects related to Ukraine are at risk, including those that help collect evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Among the programs proposed for closure is an 18 million dollar grant for the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, which implements the International Criminal Justice Initiative of Georgetown University.

These cuts may indicate that the United States is increasingly neglecting the protection of human rights and the rule of law on the international stage. This could also have serious consequences for documenting war crimes, particularly in Ukraine, where more than 140,000 proceedings regarding crimes committed during Russian aggression are underway.

Although the decision to cut funding is not yet final, many officials in the U.S. believe that the likelihood of saving war crimes programs is quite low. The State Department may appeal to OMB, supporting the necessity of preserving these initiatives.