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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Jane McLeod

Rishi Sunak urged to pursue war crimes tribunal against Russian invaders

A SCOTTISH MP has urged the Prime Minister to back a special tribunal to investigate Russian aggression in Ukraine.

SNP MP Stewart McDonald has written to Rishi Sunak to ask the UK Government to follow the lead of international communities such as France, the Netherlands and the EU Commission to assess estimates of at least 50,000 war crimes by Vladimir Putin’s government.

In his letter, the Glasgow South MP said he had recently met with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s working group to discuss the tribunal which would prosecute the acts of aggression.

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