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Calls for special tribunal for Russia’s ‘war crimes’ in Ukraine

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the invasion of Ukraine 'needs strong reaction of the global community' [File: Yves Herman/Reuters]

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, has accused Russia of carrying out “atrocious war crimes” in Ukraine and called for a special tribunal to be formed to investigate and prosecute them.

Speaking to Al Jazeera on Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos, von der Leyen said the Russian invasion of Ukraine “is an extraordinary situation and it needs strong reaction of the global community”.

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