Plans for a special tribunal to hold Russian leaders accountable for their actions in Ukraine are underway but politically undecided. While expected to operate under the Council of Europe, details remain undisclosed. Critically, Russian officials, including President Putin, are immune from prosecution during their terms. The tribunal's capability to investigate includes leaders from Russia and Belarus. Oleksandra Matviichuk expresses concern over this immunity, highlighting the urgent need for accountability amid ongoing war crimes, as the Ukrainian public anticipates justice.
"The special tribunal will not try Vladimir Putin in absentia as long as he is president of Russia," confirmed a representative of the European Union in Brussels.
"This is of course absurd," criticized Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Ukrainian human rights organization the Center for Civil Liberties.
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