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US supports creation of a special tribunal for 'aggression' against Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: A volunteer places a cross onto a grave of one of fifteen unidentified people killed by Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, during a burial ceremony in the town of Bucha, in Kyiv region, Ukraine September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko

The United States supports the establishment of a special tribunal on the crime of "aggression" against Ukraine, a top envoy at the State Department and a spokesperson said, laying out for the first time how Washington would back Ukraine's accountability push over Russian invasion.

"We believe that this Special Tribunal should be rooted in Ukraine’s domestic judicial system, as this will provide the clearest path to establishing a new Tribunal and maximize our chances of achieving meaningful accountability," a State Department spokesperson said.

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