Bringing to justice all those responsible for war crimes against humanity and genocide is important for Ukraine, the President explained.
During an official visit to the Netherlands, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Piotr Hofmansky and the Secretary of the Court Oswaldo Zaval Aguilera. This was reported by the press service of the head of state on Thursday, May 4.
During the meeting, Zelensky noted the importance of the ICC’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the ombudsman of the aggressor state for the deportation of Ukrainian children.
“These crimes require special, priority attention. We must increase the pressure on Russia to stop mass deportations and create a universal mechanism for the protection of children,” the president said.
He also stressed that bringing to justice all those responsible for war crimes against humanity and the genocide of the Ukrainian people is important for Ukraine.
“For us, the result is exceptionally specific sentences for all Russian war criminals, including the top leadership of the aggressor country,” Zelensky said.
The head of state separately raised the issue of the importance of the comprehensive work of our state, which is carried out to create institutional boundaries for bringing to justice those responsible for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. He added that Ukraine has done and will do everything necessary to investigate and prosecute within national jurisdiction for mass atrocities committed by the Russian Federation during this war.
Zelensky also noted the level of cooperation between the ICC and the national law enforcement agencies of Ukraine, as well as the importance of opening a branch of the ICC Prosecutor’s Office in Kyiv in the near future, which will further strengthen relevant cooperation. correlation.
Recall that during his entry into the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Volodymyr Zelensky said that all Ukrainians want to see Putin on trial in The Hague. At the same time, Ukraine cannot allow either “hybrid” immunity or “hybrid” peace associated with the suspension of hostilities.
Source: korrespondent
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