Zelensky signs an agreement for a special court for Ukraine, hopes to see Putin tried

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed an agreement with the Council of Europe on Wednesday to institute a special court in order to continue. Moreover, judge those responsible for the “attack on Ukraine”, whom he hopes to see Vladimir Putin one day.

We will need political. Nevertheless, judicial courage, to ensure that all Russian war criminals are tried, including PutinRussian president said Zelensky said.

This is the first time that a special court has been created under the aegis of the Council of Europe. Furthermore, a lookout for human rights on the continent which has 46 members, including Ukraine.

Russia was excluded shortly after having launched, in February 2022, a large -scale war against Ukraine, still in progress.

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A special court aims to judge those responsible for serious human rights violations in the context of a specific conflict. For example, as there have been for crimes in ex-Yugoslav republics or for the genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda.

Its creation. Therefore, announced on May 9 in Lviv by Ukraine and its European allies, makes it possible to bypass the impossibility of judging the assault zelensky signs agreement special court crime at the International Criminal Court (ICC), not recognized by Moscow.

The agreement of today. Therefore, this court give us a real chance to obtain justice for the crime of aggression.

Aggression crime is defined as Planning, preparation, launch or execution by a person actually able to control or direct the political or military action of a state, an act of aggression which, by its nature, its gravity and its magnitude, constitutes a violation of the United Nations Charter.

However. In addition, the Special Court could not prosecute Russian President Vladimir Putin, nor his Prime Minister Mikhail Michoustine and his Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov, as long as they are in office.

The fifteen judges. from different zelensky signs agreement special court countries, will be chosen by a management committee and installed for non -renewable mandates ranging from three to nine years.

In addition to the special court plan. the Council of Europe is on the initiative of a register of damage caused by the war in Ukraine. This register received more than 34,000 compensation requests to dateaccording to Mr. Berset.

Zelensky signs agreement special court

Zelensky. Trump discuss the purchase of American weapons

Volodymyr Zelensky also spoke with Donald Trump on Wednesday on the sidelines of the summit of theI will take, in The Hague. The leaders discussed a truce in Ukraine. the potential purchase by kyiv of American anti -aircraft defense systems, necessary for the Ukrainian army to counter Russian attacks.

We discussed the ways to reach a ceasefire. a real peace In Ukraine, more than three years after the start of the Russian invasion, said on X the Ukrainian head of state, who qualified his meeting with his American counterpart as longue et constructive.

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It was their first meeting since their zelensky signs agreement special court brief interview in Rome in April. on the sidelines of the funeral of Pope Francis.

In another message broadcast on x a little later. Volodymyr Zelensky added that she also exchanged Wednesday with Donald Trump on The purchase of American anti -aircraft defense systemslike the Patriot, to counter Russian bombings, and The possibility of a co -production of drones.

Ukraine is ready to buy this equipmenthe said. without specifying the response to this subject of the White House tenant, with which relations remain complicated.

Donald Trump, for his part, said to the press understand that the Ukrainians want Patriots.

We will see if we can provide some. They are very difficult to get and we also need ithe added, without giving more details.

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At the end of this meeting which went wellVolodymyr Zelensky était satisfied et grateful to Trumptold theAFP A senior official of the Ukrainian presidency. speaking under the cover of anonymity.

The Ukrainian presidency said separately that the meeting had lasted 50 minutes.

Volodymyr Zelensky also intended to evoke zelensky signs agreement special court the strengthening of Sanctions against Russiaannounced Tuesday at theAFP A senior Ukrainian official under the cover of anonymity.

According to the same source, Mr. Zelensky was in particular to raise the question of the drop in the sale price of the Russian oil barrel. an essential source of income for Russia, allowing him to finance the war against Ukraine.

At the end of February, the first meeting between MM. Zelensky. Trump since the latter’s return to the White House had ended with a spectacular verbal altercation between them in the oval office, facing the cameras.

MM. Zelensky. Trump had to be in Canada again during a G7 summit in mid-June, but the American president was rushed and the meeting had not taken place.