Special tribunal for Russia: BP names deadline for bringing the aggressor to justice

This opinion was voiced by a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence and the presidential representative to the Verkhovna Rada, Fedir Venyslavskyy, the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform has reported.

He said that the majority of countries support the creation of an international special tribunal to hold Russia's top leadership, led by Vladimir Putin, accountable for starting the war. However, Venislavsky noted that discussions on the form of the tribunal are ongoing.

He also explained that some partners insist on using the Ukrainian legal system with international judges to try the Russian military and political leadership. At the same time, Venyslavskyy stressed that the most acceptable option for Ukraine is to set up a separate special international court similar to the Nuremberg tribunal.

Once we agree all positions with our partners and reach the finish line, the process of setting up the court will not take much time, because all the documents will be ready. If optimistically, I think this court will work by the end of this year, and if realistically, I think it will happen as early as 2024," a member of the defence parliamentary committee said.

Earlier Socportal reported that the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Russian dictator Putin, accusing him of responsibility for war crimes in Ukraine. The warrant also envisages the arrest of Maria Lvova-Belova. In its turn, a few days ago Russia started the trial of 22 Azov defenders of Mariupol and Azovstal