Ukraine wants an international court to judge Russia’s aggression next year
In the seventh month of the war, kyiv intends to create an international tribunal next year to try Russian President Vladimir Putin and those responsible for the invasion of Ukraine, revealed to the AFP a senior Ukrainian official. This plan for the creation of this tribunal which will have to rule on the “crime of aggression” of Russia is headed by Andriï Smirnov, the deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential administration.
“This is the only option to quickly hold accountable the criminals who started the war against Ukraine. The best, fastest and most efficient », insisted in an interview with AFP Mr. Smirnov. the “crime of aggression” is similar to the concept of “crime against peace” used in the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials at the end of the Second World War.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has already begun to investigate the crimes for which it has jurisdiction (genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes) but cannot take up the charges of “crime of aggression” because neither Moscow nor Kyiv have ratified the Rome Statute establishing it in 2010.
“The world has a short memory: that’s why I would like this tribunal to get to work next year”adds Andriï Smirnov, saying to himself “cautiously optimistic”.