Ireland has joined a group of countries committed to ensuring accountability for Russia's crimes in Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.

"Grateful to our Irish partners for joining the Group of Friends of Accountability today. Undoubtedly, Ireland is at the forefront within the EU and beyond providing essential support for Ukraine in all possible ways," Kuleba said on Twitter on Friday.

The Group of Friends of Accountability as founded by Albania, Colombia, Denmark, the Marshall Islands, the Netherlands and Ukraine. According to the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, these UN member states are committed to ensuring accountability for the aggression against Ukraine. "In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the international community is activating a number of mechanisms to hold the perpetrators of war crimes and gross human rights violations and abuses to account," the Danish Foreign Ministry said.