The chance of President Putin facing trial over the Ukraine war may currently seem very unlikely, but a US official says the international community should be 'playing the long game' as it sifts through mounting evidence of Russian war crimes.
Just six countries - Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea, Mali, Nicaragua and Syria - voted with Russia against the resolution.The vote is not binding but does indicate that global resolve against Russian aggression has not dwindled over the past year.UN backs resolution demanding Russia's withdrawal
Significantly, the attempt by Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov to garner support in Africa with a recent tour of nations there didn't have the desired effect.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerfaces a courtroom himself, Ambassador Van Schaack told Sky News:"Well, Augusto Pinochet, Slobodan Milosevic, Hissene Habre of Chad?
Earlier this month, America's secretary of state, Antony Blinken, announced that the US believes crimes against humanity have been carried out by Russia. He added:"These acts are not random or spontaneous; they are part of the Kremlin's widespread and systematic attack against Ukraine's civilian population."Ambassador Van Schaack described the wealth of digital evidence being used to build a case against Russia.
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