Zelenskyy will sign off on special tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders over Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to formally o.k. plans to found a caller planetary tribunal to prosecute elder Russian officials for the full-scale penetration of Ukraine

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to formally o.k. plans Wednesday to acceptable up a caller planetary tribunal to prosecute elder Russian officials for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The peculiar tribunal volition beryllium created done an statement betwixt Ukraine and the Council of Europe, the continent’s apical quality rights body. Zelenskyy is visiting the Strasbourg-based enactment for the archetypal clip arsenic portion of the announcement.

The peculiar tribunal aims to people elder Russian leaders for the “crime of aggression,” which underpins the countless warfare crimes Ukraine accuses Russian forces of committing since the commencement of the warfare successful 2022. Existing planetary courts, including the International Criminal Court successful The Hague, deficiency jurisdiction to prosecute Russian nationals for that circumstantial offense.

Since aboriginal successful the conflict, Kyiv has been pushing for the instauration of a peculiar tribunal that goes beyond prosecuting warfare crimes that Ukraine alleged Russian forces committed — including bombing civilian infrastructure, sidesplitting civilians, rape, taking hostages and torture. Russia denies those claims.

There are logistical details inactive to beryllium resolved, including wherever the tribunal volition beryllium based. The Hague has been suggested owed to its existing ineligible infrastructure, but nary last determination has been made.

Russia does not extradite its ain citizens, and whether oregon not Russian President Vladimir Putin volition ever extremity up successful the dock remains to beryllium seen.

Under planetary law, sitting heads of authorities and definite different apical officials — often referred to arsenic the “troika,” including a country’s caput of state, caput of government, and overseas curate — bask immunity from prosecution. That means immoderate imaginable indictment of Putin could lone determination guardant if helium leaves office.

There is nary statute of regulation connected the transgression of aggression.

The instauration volition beryllium funded by supporting countries known arsenic the Core Group, including the Netherlands, Japan and Canada. The United States backed the task nether erstwhile President Joe Biden, but President Donald Trump’s medication did not enactment the initiative.

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