A court in Kyiv will hear the first war crime trial since Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, while the Kremlin bristled at Finland seeking to join Nato and Sweden moving to follow suit.
He is accused of shooting at a civilian car after his convoy of military vehicles had come under attack from Ukrainian forces. He then drove the car away with four other soldiers as he sought to flee Ukrainian fighters. A spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office said: “Prosecutors and investigators of the SBU [Ukrainian secret services] have collected enough evidence of his involvement in violation of the laws and customs of war combined with premeditated murder. For these actions, he faces 10 to 15 years in prison or life in prison.”
Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said: “We would support a Nato application by Finland and-or Sweden should they apply.” “Thanks to the actions of our naval seamen, the support vessel Vsevolod Bobrov caught fire – it is one of the newest in the Russian fleet,” said Serhiy Bratchuk, a spokesman for the Odesa regional military administration.
Ukraine needs to be careful here. Main reason they have had such global support is because they clearly occupy the moral high ground. Any hint of a rushed show trial will start to undermine this. Rule of law and respecting international norms is one of their best weapons
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