Ukraine and his sponsors on Friday gave green light to establish a special court to prove the main leadership of Russia for the “crime of aggression.”
But what does this mean and how will it work?
This is what you should know about the court:
Why is this court needed?
Ukraine and its supporters because to see justice served for the total invasion of Russia in 2022.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has already issued orders for trial for President Vladimir Putin about the kidnapping of Ukrainian children, and four of his main commanders to attack civilians.
But the CPI does not have the jurisdiction to process Russia for the most fundamental decision to launch the invasion, also known as the “crime of aggression.”
This new court seeks to close that Loophole and focuses on trying to keep between 20 and 30 officials in Russia responsible for the total assault.
“This has to convey the message that is not impunity for such serious violations of international law, and the crime of aggression is everyone’s mother,” said an EU official.
Will Putin try?
Putin won the trial while remaining in office under a principle in international law granted by the so -called “troika” or president, prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, immunity.
But court prosecutors can still prepare an accusation for the Russian leader, that the judges would suspend it until he is no longer president.
The other suspects beyond the “troika” could face the trial, even in the absence if they are not delivered to the court.
Any person convicted could face life imprisonment and confiscate their assets and use Ukraine repair.
How will it work?
Ukraine experts and the other 35 countries involved have spent about two years disputing the legal details of how a court would work.
Official, the Court will be established under the auspices of the Council of Europe, the main human rights agency of the continent.
Ukraine researchers and six EU member states have begun to work and have already compiled a large number of evidence.
The authorities say that the Court will formally establish at the beginning of next year and once, the cases will be transferred to the prosecutors in the court.
The location of the court has not yet been decided, but the probable destinations include the Hague or the House of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
Is the United States involved?
The United States was a key player to promote conversations about the creation of the Court under former President Joe Biden.
That has changed since Donald Trump returned to the White House, and there were no Washington representative present for the backup in Lviv.
Trump is not a fan of efforts for international justice and has threatened the ICC on his judgment order for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
But his return seems to have accelerated the creation of the court, since European officials fear that his impulse for a peace agreement means that Moscow escapes justice forever.
Ukraine and his sponsors insist that there should be no impunity for Putin and his cronies in any agreement to end the war.
