The International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine officially starts operations at the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation in The Hague, Netherlands on Monday, July 3, 2023. Among the officials attending the ceremony is ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan . Photo: EUROJUST
High-level perpetrators could be tried at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, which has already sought the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The new center will collect evidence for possible cases against Russian military and political leaders responsible for the war, Ukraine's top prosecutor, Andriy Kostin, said.
The United States will contribute evidence and is seconding a special prosecutor, Jessica Kim, in The Hague. Kim "will have unfettered access to the substantial body of expertise and resources that the Department has amassed in response to Russia's unlawful war of aggression," said Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite, referring to the US Department of Justice.
Putin's government says it annexed parts of east and south Ukraine in a "special military operation" to protect Russian speakers and defend its borders from aggressive Western ambitions.
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