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War in Ukraine: Zelensky calls for judgment on “every aggressor and butcher”

2022-10-13T11:35:00.320Z


The Ukrainian president on Thursday asked the Council of Europe for help in bringing those responsible for the war to the courts.


“Russia must be recognized as an aggressor state.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Thursday to try "every aggressor and butcher", reiterating his wish for an international tribunal against Moscow, and called on France and Italy for anti-aircraft defenses.

“Every murderer and butcher must be brought to justice for the crimes perpetrated during this war,” Volodymyr Zelensky said during a videoconference speech at a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ( PACE).

“We must create the necessary legal mechanisms to do this (…) You have a particular role in creating a special tribunal to bring Russia to justice and apply the principles of international law”, added the Ukrainian president.

He had already made a similar request at the end of September before the United Nations, for the creation of a court to judge Russia's "crime of aggression" against Ukraine.

A tackle at the Council of Europe

“Guarantees are needed to ensure long-term peace.

We were able to see how Russia rejects any dialogue, how it wants to speak the language of terror.

This fact must be recognized at all levels, legal, political", he added, reproaching the Council of Europe for having kept Russia in its fold after it annexed Crimea, in 2014.

The "pretext" of dialogue with Russia should not "hide certain facets of this war" and serve as a "camouflage" for the "truth", he further estimated.

“The Council of Europe will be a leader in demanding accountability and compensation for the great losses suffered during this war.

I ask you, as Europeans, to support this project", declared Volodymyr Zelensky, calling for "making the aggressor pay the right price for his aggression" and "preparing the way so that those responsible for this war of aggression answer for their actions".

"The isolation of Russia on the diplomatic level is important, it is the pressure that must be put on them: we must show the Russian people that this war will cost them dearly", hammered the Ukrainian president.

“We hope for more from France and Italy”

Volodymyr Zelensky also called for more anti-aircraft military means to protect “all Ukrainian skies”.

"We have our own device, but that's not enough, because we have a very large country, with a lot of equipment to protect," he said.

“Our means are not enough.

Germany has given us a first system which should be delivered soon, the United States has confirmed its support with new modern devices, but we expect more from France and Italy in this field of air defense”, affirmed the President of Ukraine.

“We only have 10% of what we need,” he concluded.

Source: leparis

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