Attorney General Merrick Garland makes surprise trip to Ukraine
Attorney General Merrick Garland is making a surprise visit to Ukraine on Tuesday, according to a Department of Justice spokesperson.
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland is making a surprise visit to Ukraine on Tuesday, according to a Department of Justice spokesperson.
Garland is meeting with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova "to discuss U.S. and international efforts to help Ukraine identify, apprehend, and prosecute those individuals involved in war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine."
The attorney general, who first landed in Poland before traveling to Ukraine, was expected to make brief remarks to a small group of assembled journalists from U.S. and Ukrainian-based media outlets.
It's unclear where in the country Garland will be for the meeting and for how long the visit will last.
His visit comes after first lady Jill Biden visited Ukraine in early May. Two top Cabinet secretaries — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken — also visited the war-torn nation in late April.
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