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Maria Lvova-Belova

700K Ukrainian Children Transferred to Russia Since Invasion – Official

The new report claims that the “overwhelming majority” of Ukrainian children who arrived in Russia were accompanied by parents or relatives.

Justice deferred

Russia Moves to Outlaw Compliance With International Criminal Court

The ICC issued a shock arrest warrant for Putin and his children’s rights commissioner in March.

Zelensky Says Ukraine 'Will Never Forgive' on First Anniversary of Bucha Killings

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Ukraine would "never forgive" Moscow for its occupation of Bucha.

opinion Dmitry Glukhovsky

When Governments Make Immoral Laws, it Is Our Duty to Disobey Them

Russian novelist Dmitry Glukhovsky is being tried in absentia for speaking out against the war.

opinion Stefan Wolff

Putin's ICC Arrest Warrant Is the First Step in Holding Him Accountable

Symbolic as it may seem now, the ICC warrant points to the enormous scale of the abuses committed by Russian forces in Ukraine, for which Putin bears ultimate...

damning conclusion

UN Investigators: Russian Deportation of Ukrainian Children a 'War Crime'

Russia's forced transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children to areas under its control amounts to a war crime, UN investigators said Thursday.

'priority investigation'

ICC to Open War Crimes Cases Against Russians – Report

The International Criminal Court (ICC) will open two cases against Russian officials over the invasion of Ukraine, The New York Times reported on Monday...

strong evidence

Russian Attack on Ukraine Station a 'War Crime': HRW

The April 8, 2022, attack on the Kramatorsk train station left 61 people dead and injured over 160, according to local officials.

Formal determination

Russia Committed 'Crimes Against Humanity' in Ukraine: U.S.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday accused Russia of committing "crimes against humanity" in Ukraine and Russian forces of conducting "widespread...

ICC Prosecutor Warns Over Russia Tribunal Plan

The investigation of the war in Ukraine by the International Criminal Court (ICC) should not be "set up to fail" by plans to create a separate special...

EU Eyes Special Court to Try Russia for Ukraine War

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday floated the idea of a "specialized court" to put Russia's top officials on trial over the war in...

Russia Accuses Ukraine of Executing at Least 10 Prisoners of War

Updates with comments and background The Russian Defence Ministry on Friday accused Kyiv of executing at least 10 prisoners of war in what Moscow said...

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