Zelensky and EU legal organization found tribunal for Putin ranking

Zelensky and EU legal organization found tribunal for Putin ranking

The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

signing of the agreement in Strasbourg

Zelensky signed the agreement on Wednesday together with the Coe General Secretary, Alain Berset, in the French city of Strasbourg, the organization's headquarters. The Ukrainian President represents the special tribunal as crucial for Russian civil servants for the To hold his country's invasion of that began in February 2022 and has now lasted more than three years and has demanded numerous human losses.

priority persecution of war criminals

The establishment of the tribunal aims to fold the responsible persons for the conflict more comprehensively. The International Criminal Court (ICC), which focuses on crimes against humanity, has already received arrest warrants against the Russian president Wladimir" Putin as well as against several high -ranking political and military personalities from Russia.

for the first time a tribunal of the Council of Europe

The new institution will deal with the crime of aggression, in particular with the use of military violence against another. This is the first time that the Council of Europe sets up such a tribunal.

strengthening the international legal system

"The tribunal, which is officially founded today, creates a real way to hold the management of the Russian regime for our state and our people committed," Zelensky wrote to X. "We will continue to work to ensure justice for all victims.

international reactions and arrests

Berset emphasized: "This historical signature reminds us that international law must apply to everyone - without exceptions and without double standards." In addition to Putin, the ICC in March 2023 issued an arrest warrant against Maria Lvova-Belova, the representative of the Russian President of Children's Rights. Both are accused, the Illegal deportation and transfer from occupied areas of the areas of the areas To have organized Ukraine to Russia.

Current developments in the Ukraine conflict

In March 2024, the court also issued arrest warrants against Viktor Sokolov, an officer of the Russian Navy and former commander of the Black Sea fleet, as well as against Sergei Kobylash, a lieutenant general of the Russian armed forces. They are accused of war crimes due to the excessive damage to civilians and crimes against humanity.

In the meantime, negotiations on an armistice to end the war in Ukraine have largely stalled, despite the efforts of the Trump government to mediate. The conversations between Russia, Ukraine and third countries have only made limited progress, since Moscow refuses to let off his maximum demands and to propose a ceasefire that essentially equal to surrender of Ukraine.

At the same time, Russia increases its attacks on Ukrainian cities. According to the Ukrainian officials, dozens of Ukrainian civilians were killed in less than 48 hours on Monday and Tuesday, which makes these two days the deadliest months.