UK's plan to back Putin's war crimes trial recalls Nuremberg
The United Kingdom plans to support the initiative to charge Vladimir Putin with war crimes, modelling it after the Nuremberg trials following World War II, reports "Daily Mail".
The United Kingdom intends to support the initiative to bring Vladimir Putin before a court for war crimes, modelled after the Nuremberg trials following World War II.
As reported by "Daily Mail", the United Kingdom will join most European countries that support the Council of Europe's proposal to prosecute Russians for "crimes of aggression" during the invasion of Ukraine.
It is planned to establish an ad hoc military tribunal to try Russian generals and leaders. British lawyer Sir Keir Starmer emphasizes that the tribunal should focus on crimes of aggression, which the UN defines as "invasion or attack by the armed forces of a state on the territory of another state".
The decision to invade Ukraine, which began in February 2022, should also be analyzed. However, as "Daily Mail" notes, this may lead to tensions between Sir Keir and former President Donald Trump, who withdrew U.S. support for the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression.
The idea of establishing a new court to examine crimes of aggression emerged for the first time in 2022. The Ukrainian government and the administration of then-U.S. President Joe Biden supported it.
However, after Trump took office, the U.S. withdrew from this project, aiming to be more conciliatory towards Russia.
A horrific recording from January
In January, a recording emerged showing a Russian soldier urging his colleagues to film the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war. Kyiv launched an investigation and reported the matter to the UN and the Red Cross. Ukrainian human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets emphasized that a lack of accountability leads to the systematic nature of such crimes.
