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Marking a historic moment, the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine (ICPA) officially started operations today at Eurojust. The ICPA will support the preparation of crime of aggression cases, by securing crucial evidence and facilitating the process of case building at an early stage.

Karim A.A. Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court commented: Out of the true darkness and suffering that we have seen across Ukraine, we have also seen light emerge in the building of new partnerships towards accountability. I am clear in my message today that we remain committed to further strengthening the foundations for cooperation we have built with Eurojust and national authorities over the last year through the Joint Investigative Team.

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"I was handed a note which contained an unsubstantiatedclaim that allegedly on the morning of 29th December, anairborne object violated Polish airspace, which Polishspecialists identified as a Russian guided missile," the state-owned RIA news agency quoteddiplomat Andrei Ordash as saying.

The Centre will begin operating as of today. Eurojust will work closely with the Commission and the members of the Joint Investigation Team to ensure that the Centre can provide the best possible support to national authorities.

For those who have today given up the full control of Ukraine to externalforces, it would be instructive to remember that, back in 1918, such a decisionproved fatal for the ruling regime in Kiev. With the direct involvement of the occupying forces, the Central Rada was overthrown and Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyiwas brought to power, proclaiming instead of the UPR the Ukrainian State, whichwas essentially under German protectorate.

But the fact is that the situation in Ukraine today iscompletely different because it involves a forced change of identity. And the most despicable thing is that the Russians in Ukraine are being forced not onlyto deny their roots, generations of their ancestors but also to believe thatRussia is their enemy. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the path of forced assimilation, the formation of an ethnically pure Ukrainian state,aggressive towards Russia, is comparable in its consequences to the use of weapons of mass destruction against us. As a result of such a harsh and artificial division of Russians and Ukrainians, the Russian people in all maydecrease by hundreds of thousands or even millions.

This isalso a disguise for the takeover of the rest of the Ukrainian economy and the exploitation of its natural resources. The sale of agricultural land is not faroff, and it is obvious who will buy it up. From time to time, Ukraine is indeedgiven financial resources and loans, but under their own conditions and pursuing their own interests, with preferences and benefits for Westerncompanies. By the way, who will pay these debts back? Apparently, it is assumedthat this will have to be done not only by today's generation of Ukrainians butalso by their children, grandchildren and probably great-grandchildren.

Surprisingly, this second strain of propaganda about Ukraine has turned out to be much more convincing than the original one, which explains why it is still the dominant message today. Many Russians prefer to believe that it was not Russia that attacked Ukraine but the United States that provoked the conflict and dragged both sides into it.

As part of the EU's solidarity response with Ukraine, the European Commission today presented a set of actions to help Ukraine export its agricultural produce. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its blockade of Ukrainian ports, Ukrainian grain and other agricultural goods can no longer reach their destinations. The situation is threatening global food security and there is an urgent need to establish alternative logistics routes using all relevant transport modes.

With today's Communication, the Commission sets out an action plan to establish 'Solidarity Lanes' to ensure Ukraine can export grain, but also import the goods it needs, from humanitarian aid to animal feed and fertilisers.

Against this background, the Commission today adopted a Decision with a view to signing a high-level agreement with Ukraine, updating the maps for the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), as part of the Commission's policy on extending the TEN-T to neighbouring countries.

A main aim of this database to quantify the scale of aid to Ukraine and to make the support measures comparable across donor countries. Much of the discussion on aid to Ukraine since the beginning of the war has been anecdotal, while a rigorous quantification has been missing. Our aim is to quantify the support flows by Western governments to Ukraine in millions of Euros, accounting for both financial and in-kind transfers. To do so, we set up a comprehensive database that brings together information from official, government sources, existing lists of Ukraine aid, and reports by renown news media.

In the following twelve months, we have witnessed shocking attacks on innocent civilians, the destruction of civilian infrastructure, the forced deportation of Ukrainian children, and other blatant violations of international law. Even the city in which we gather today has been the site of deadly Russian attacks.

As directed by Executive Order 14074, Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety, the Justice Department today launched the National...

Public attention to the Russia-Ukraine conflict is little changed in recent months. Six-in-ten Americans, including similar shares of Republicans (62%) and Democrats (61%), say they follow news about the invasion at least somewhat closely.

The war in Ukraine is still ongoing. Accordingly, EU member states have agreed today in Brussels to extend the current Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) by one year, until 4 March 2025. This will allow refugees from Ukraine to remain in EU member states for an additional year.

At times, he leaned heavily on the foreign policy legacy of former President John F. Kennedy, telling attendees that nuclear tensions are on the rise today as in the time of his uncle, but that there is an opportunity \"to take a radically different path, a path towards peace.\"

Secretary of State John Kerry met face-to-face today with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but there was little sign of easing tensions. Top officials from both countries sat down in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi.

Iran drew a warning from Washington today, after announcing its warships will escort a cargo ship to Yemen. The Iranians said they're sending humanitarian aid, not weapons for Shiite rebels. The rebels are fighting a government backed by Saudi Arabia. But White House officials said if Iran really wants to help Yemen, it should work with the U.N.

U.N. refugee officials warned today that thousands of migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar are stranded at sea. They say many were abandoned in rickety boats after Thailand cracked down on smuggling operations. Now they're trying to reach Malaysia and Indonesia.

Back in this country, a prosecutor in Madison, Wisconsin, announced he will not charge a white policeman who killed a biracial man last march. Police said 19-year-old Tony Robinson was unarmed, but was shot after he punched the officer. The district attorney said today the use of force was legal, and he urged the community to remain peaceful.

"Rolling Stone" magazine now faces a defamation suit for a discredited story about a gang rape at the University of Virginia. The school's associate dean of students sued today for $7.8 million. Police have said they found no evidence that the alleged rape occurred, and a Columbia University review cited "Rolling Stone" for extensive journalistic failings.

In economic news, telecommunications giant Verizon will buy AOL for $4.4 billion. The move is expected to turn the nation's largest wireless provider into a major player in mobile video and advertising. AOL's holdings include The Huffington Post and TechCrunch.

President Obama will build his presidential library on the South Side of Chicago. His foundation announced today the complex will rise on parkland near the University of Chicago. Both the president and Mrs. Obama once worked at the school, and while she is a native, he launched his political career there.

Luke Vargas: Plus China urges an end to the war and calls for peace talks, and Boeing halts deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner.It's Friday, February 24th. I'm Luke Vargas with The Wall Street Journal and here's the am edition of What's News. The top headlines and business stories moving your world today.Ukraine on Friday marked the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion, celebrating the nation's resilience against a much more powerful enemy. In the capital Kyiv, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, handed out decorations to soldiers and presented unit flags to commanders of newly formed brigades. Poland's Prime Minister and other high level foreign delegations flocked to the city for the commemorations.While Ukrainian officials have warned of possible Russian missile salvos today, the morning was relatively calm with no major developments in Ukraine skies, or on the front lines in the east.After a year of fighting, Western officials estimate about 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died or been wounded. Several thousand Ukrainian soldiers are also missing, with one Ukrainian official putting the figure at more than 10,000. Russia has also suffered immense losses in the war. The official death tally published by Russia's Ministry of Defense is less than 6,000 and has not been updated since last September. However, Western officials estimate that Russia's casualty count could be as high as 200,000 of which 40,000 to 60,000 have been killed.China has made a fresh call for a ceasefire in Ukraine, as well as peace talks to end the one-year-old war. In a 12 point document issued this morning, China's foreign ministry called for stopping sanctions against Russia, though it appeared to offer a veiled warning to Moscow not to escalate the conflict with nuclear weapons.Today, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and other senior officials are set to address the war at the United Nations Security Council in New York, a day after 141 UN member states called on Russia to withdraw from Ukraine. The US is expected to announce sanctions on scores of Russian individuals and entities.The United Kingdom said this morning that it would place export bans on all items Ukraine has found Russia using in the battlefield to date, and European Union member states meanwhile are meeting today in a bid to finalize a package of measures aimed at restricting more than $11 billion in Russian imports, including products that can be used both on and off the battlefield.Coming up, we will stay with the war in Ukraine with reports on the mood in Kyiv and in Moscow, as the war enters its second year. That's after the break.On this day, a year ago, Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine and here is how we broke the news. War in Europe, as Russia attacks Ukraine. 2351a5e196