Representatives from seven countries agreed to establish an international center for prosecuting the crime of aggression, which they hope will be a first step toward going after the top Russian officials responsible for invading Ukraine
Ukraine, Baltic states, Poland and others agree to establish an international center for gathering evidence, a step toward going after top Russian officials responsible for invading Ukraine.
and other top Kremlin officials.“The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and all his accomplices must receive lawful and just verdicts in the name and memory of all those whose lives they have taken, whose fate they have destroyed, for the aggression they initiated,” Mr. Zelensky said.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky during his trip to Ukraine.Photo:Ukraine Presidency/Zuma PressThe conference highlighted the political, legal and practical hurdles that remain before any Russian officials might face charges for the decision to invade Ukraine. Though leaders from some 20 international delegations were in Ukraine this weekend, only a handful signed the agreement creating the new office in The Hague. Instead, officials from various countries promoted different road maps for how the crime of aggression might be prosecuted.
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Car totaled in Suffolk County winds up in Ukraine, helps family of mechanic escape Russian invasionThe car ended up in Ukraine, where it was fixed up and used to help a family escape Russia’s invasion. Disgusting story 🥹🥹🥹🥹.
Texas college student fights Russian troops in UkraineA Columbia University student has gone to Ukraine four times to fight alongside Ukrainian troops facing Russian forces. She says she is dedicated to help the country defend democracy and defeat Vladimir Putin. Calm Down It’s like they are screaming in your face ‘THIS WAR IS A STAGED FARCE’ and yet people still eat this stuff up. The Texas dung is getting pretty deep here.
John Holden: Russia’s totalitarian march in Ukraine has crushed many Russian livesCommentary: While the suffering of my Ukrainian friends is clearly visible, I fear that the silence of my former Russian friends may be hiding private tortures of another kind.
Russian Defense Minister Visits Troops Outside of Bakhmut, Ukraine While Evacuation Efforts DoubleThe Russian defense minister visited troops outside the city to distribute awards, while Ukrainian efforts to evacuate children and the elderly have doubled. I guess if Putin is sick and dying, tyrants must destroy things to make them feel better. Like Trump did.
EU, US team up with Ukraine to prosecute Russian war crimesAn agreement was signed Friday to set up the International Center for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression in The Hague following a two-day conference in Ukraine. Wait until we prosecute the Old Bolshevik Garland. Didn’t the US invade Iraq over a lie (fake WMDs?) EU and USA have the timerity to prosecute war crimes? Funny….Can we round up Kissinger, Bubba, Tony, the idiot surviving Bush President and start here first?
