International Experts Recommend Russia Pay for Wartime Environmental Damage in Ukraine

A group of international experts has recommended that Russia should pay for the wartime environmental damage caused by its invasion of Ukraine. The recommendations include establishing a high-level body to oversee evidence collection, appointing an official for climate-friendly reconstruction, speeding up Ukraine's Mine Action Strategy, creating national guidance on toxic waste removal, and exploring reparations using frozen Russian state assets. The group emphasized the need for international support, particularly from the EU, to aid Ukraine's recovery efforts.