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Kaja Kallas, EU Representative for Foreign Affairs
Court may only condemn Putin when he leaves the current position. Still, it is a “solemn promise to the victims.”
A coalition of 42 European and non-European countries, including Portugal, joined to create a special court to judge the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
Last week, the political approval of the creation of this Court, resulting from more than two years of work, was finally obtained. Flagrant missed the USAwho were involved in the project during the Biden administration, but abandoned it with Trump’s inauguration, recalls.
“Suspending US participation in the court’s creation process is one of a dozen important concessions that the new US administration has made Putin,” commented Radosław Sikorski, Poland’s Foreign Minister. Hungary and Slovakia also did not participate in the agreement.
“Each centimeter of the Russian war was documented. Leaves no room for doubt about the manifest violation of the United Nations Charter by Russia. It leaves no room for impunity. Russia’s aggression will not be unpunished, ”said the high representative, Kaja Kallas, vice president of the European Commission.
“We all understand how hard it is to take war criminals to court. But we have already chosen the way. Russia will be held responsible for this Guerr,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
“More than a diplomatic milestone, it is a solemn promise to the victims, The history and future generations that justice will be made and that sustainable peace will be built on the basis, responsibility and the rule of law, ”said Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Justice.
The Russian President Vladimir Putin, the brain behind the invasion and the main promoter of its revisionist narrative, immediately becomes most sought after target.
In addition to it, it is estimated that between 20 Russian employees will be accused, including Valery Gerasimov, Russian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Sergey Kobylash, Russian Air Force Commander and Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Security Council.
What is it and what limitations is this court?
The Court will have the power to impose heavy penalties on the culprits, including life imprisonment “When justified by extreme gravity,” the confiscation of personal goods and monetary fines, explained an EU employee to Euronews.
It is not necessary for the defendant to move to the room – prosecutors can make judgments to the default.
However, there are some obstacles. Namely, The process will have to be kept suspended until any of the accused is dismissed.
Once they leave office, a full judgment will be possible, ”explained another EU employee.There is no impunity. Immunity is a temporary suspension judgment while the person is in office. No more, no less. ”
Despite the difficulties in actually judging any responsible, the measure has signaled Europe’s Day, and the body, which will be kept with funds paid by all participating countries, serves as a symbol for allies in the search for the end of the war in Ukraine.
