This political green light will intervene in Lviv on Friday in Western Ukraine, during a trip of EU foreign ministers, when Russia will celebrate the victory against Nazi Germany in 1945 in Moscow.
The International Criminal Court does not have authority to judge the crimes of aggression, hence the creation of this special court.
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“There will be no impunity,” said before the pressme Kallas, after an informal meeting of European foreign ministers in Warsaw.
International arrest warrants
This symbolic displacement in Ukraine, on May 9, day of the celebration of Europe, must recall that “all those who really support peace cannot stand alongside (Vladimir) Putin”, the Russian president, she said.
-The Special Court for “Aggression Crimes” will work alongside the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has already launched international arrest warrants against several Russian leaders, including Vladimir Putin.
However, it is powerless to judge Russia for “attacks of aggression”, hence the idea of creating this special court, launched shortly after the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
The work for its creation has accelerated since Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the fear that immunity is granted to Vladimir Putin and other Russian leaders, in the event of a peace agreement.