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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Ukrainian Nobel peace laureate calls for special tribunal to try Putin

Oleksandra Matviichuk at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg in January 2023
‘Victims told me their perpetrators always felt confident they will avoid responsibility.’ Oleksandra Matviichuk at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg in January. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

A Ukrainian Nobel peace laureate has called for the swift creation of a special tribunal to try Vladimir Putin and his associates for the crime of aggression, arguing that it could have “a cooling effect” on atrocities committed by the Kremlin’s invading forces.

Oleksandra Matviichuk, the head of the Centre for Civil Liberties, also said a speedy start to war crimes trials against the Russian president and soldiers could save people’s lives by deterring Russian forces from committing further crimes.

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