Ukraine and the countries that support it gave its green light on Friday at the launch of a special court to judge, as soon as possible in 2026, Russian leaders guilty of “attack crime”. So that ? What will consist of? And Putin in all this? We take stock.
Why a new court?
The International Criminal Court is competent to judge war crimes. As such, he has already launched international arrest orders against President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials. But in the case of a crime of “aggression” committed by Russia, the court cannot do anything. It is necessary that the country under accusation recognizes the court, which is not the case with Moscow. Or obtain the United Nations Security Council Agreement, where Russia has a veto right.
At the request of Ukraine, supported by around forty countries, it was decided to create a special court to judge between 20 and 30 Russian officials …