May 17 (UPI) -- More than 40 nations lent their support Wednesday to the creation of an international body to keep a tally of damage caused as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Leaders attending the Council of Europe Summit in Reykjavik, Iceland announced that 43 nations and the European Union agreed to join the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation Against Ukraine.
"Support and solidarity with Ukraine is one of the main priorities of the Icelandic Presidency and we have worked hard to ensure that the outcome of the Reykjavik Summit addresses the need for comprehensive accountability for Russia's aggression against Ukraine," said Icelandic Prime Minster Katrin Jakobsdottir.
"The Register is an important step towards accountability for crimes committed in Russia's brutal war," she continued.
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