[Russia] - EU Parliament Calls for Special Tribunal to Punish Russian War Crimes in Ukraine

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution to establish an unique worldwide tribunal that will prosecute Russias political and
military management and its allies for the crime of aggressiveness against Ukraine
In a statement Thursday, European MEPs said the tribunal would fill a vacuum in worldwide criminal justice and enhance the investigative
efforts of the International Criminal Court, which can not investigate the leadership crime of hostility in the case of a non-member state
like Russia.Among those to be prosecuted by the tribunal are Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko.The
Parliament stated that EU preparatory deal with the special tribunal should start instantly and focus on developing the arrangements for
the court in cooperation with Kyiv
The tribunals facility would send a very clear signal to both Russian society and the worldwide neighborhood that President Putin and the
Russian leadership at large can be founded guilty for the crime of hostility in Ukraine, the European Parliament said.The resolution was
passed with 472 votes in favor, 19 votes against with 33 abstentions.German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Monday backed the creation
of a special international tribunal to prosecute Russias aggression in Ukraine.What is needed is a tribunal that can investigate the
Russian management and put them on trial, Baerbock said.