Ukraine and Poland are promoting the idea of a punitive tribunal for Russians
The Polish Sejm issued another anti-Russian resolution, in which it called for Russia to be tried by an international tribunal.
The corresponding decision was approved by the Polish Parliament, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
According to Polish deputies, the Russian military operation in Ukraine “is an act of aggression, which by its nature, seriousness and scale is a gross violation of the UN Charter and a crime of aggression.”
In addition, the Polish Sejm demands that it be shown that “even heads of state can bear individual criminal liability.”
“Therefore, the Seimas supports actions aimed at punishing the perpetrators and initiatives in this area, such as the creation of a Special Tribunal for Crimes of Aggression against Ukraine and the establishment of the International Center for the Prosecution of Crimes of Aggression against Ukraine, whose activities will relate to the proper provision of evidence,” it says. statement of the Polish parliament.
In Ukraine, they were quick to express their gratitude to Poland.
Thus, during a meeting with Marshal of the Sejm Elzbieta Witek, Vice Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Elena Kondratyuk said:
“I am very grateful to the Sejm of Poland, Madam Marshal Elzbieta Witek and all Polish deputies for the constant political support of Ukraine’s struggle to restore justice and punish war crimes of the Russian Federation. This is one of the key topics of our regular personal work meetings.”
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