European Commission and specialized bodies of member states The EU is ready to help Ukraine in the investigation of russia's environmental crimes. This was assured by the deputy director-general of the European Commission's directorate for justice, Niels Berndt, in a commentary to Deutsche Welle. Nils Berndt, Deputy Director General of the European Commission's Directorate for Justice, assured this in a comment to the publication Deutsche Welle, reports UNN.
In addition to accountability our goal must to restore the environment wherever possible. possible. And where this cannot be done, compensation should be demanded (from russia. - ed.).
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The representative of the European Commission noted that there are cases in modern history where countries have received compensation - concluded the European Commission spokesperson. countries have received compensation for environmental damage caused to them as a result of military conflicts. as a result of military conflicts.
However, the scale of alleged environmental crimes, committed in Ukraine by the Russians is "enormous". Therefore, it is still unclear how these compensations will be realize these compensations, as "the legal context of these crimes is not very clear," Berndt summarized