Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an illegal act of aggression, a violation of international law that may set into motion a historic legal outcome.
The prospects of getting Russian President Vladimir Putin to trial in the International Criminal Court are slim, given the jurisdictional and logistical challenges to clear. But an eventual hearing might allow individuals to claim reparations as victims of the crime of aggression.
The crime of aggression is committed when a leader of a country plans, prepares, initiates or executes an act of aggression by one country against another.
