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Diplomats named the main decisions for legally holding the Kremlin accountable
At the annual meeting of the heads of Ukraine’s diplomatic missions abroad, participants discussed concrete decisions aimed at accelerating Russia’s legal and financial responsibility for all its crimes against the Ukrainian people. As Hlavkom writes, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Iryna Mudra reported this on Facebook on 5 August.
According to Iryna Mudra, the issue of Russia’s international responsibility remains one of the main directions of Ukrainian diplomacy, especially after the latest massive attack on Kyiv.
“Last night Russia again attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles. The enemy launched more than 30 missiles at Kyiv alone. 17 Ukrainians were killed. Civilian infrastructure was destroyed. That is why the question of justice for Ukraine is not about the future. It is about today,” she emphasized.
Thus, Iryna Mudra said at the annual meeting of the heads of Ukraine’s diplomatic missions abroad that by the end of the year Ukraine aims to complete the launch of two international instruments designed to ensure Russia’s responsibility for the crime of aggression and compensation for the damage caused. These are:
A special tribunal on the crime of aggression by Russia against Ukraine;
A compensation commission that will consider claims from those harmed by the war.
The annual meeting of the heads of Ukraine’s diplomatic missions abroad took place in Kyiv
photo: facebook.com/iryna.mudra.7
“Our task by the end of the year is to complete the launch of two key international mechanisms: a Special Tribunal on the crime of aggression, which for the first time since Nuremberg should give a legal assessment of the very decision to start the war, and the Compensation Commission,” the official said.
It should be noted that earlier Ukraine and 36 states together with the European Union have already signed an agreement to create the steering committee of the Special Tribunal. The next step should be its practical formation in The Hague – determining the composition of judges, the rules of procedure, and the start of investigations.
The second key element is an international compensation mechanism.
According to Iryna Mudra, the Damage Registry, which is already operating under the auspices of the Council of Europe, has accepted more than 175 thousand claims from Ukrainians.
“We continue working toward using frozen Russian assets to compensate Ukraine. This is already practical work. The Damage Registry has accepted more than 175 thousand claims from Ukrainians,” she reported.
Thus, the next step will be the launch of the Compensation Commission, which will review submitted claims and determine compensation amounts. After that, a Compensation Fund should begin operating, which Ukraine and its partners plan to replenish using frozen Russian state assets.
According to Mudra, this mechanism should convert almost 300 billion dollars of frozen Russian assets from an object of international discussion into a real source of compensation for people who lost homes, businesses, or loved ones because of Russian aggression.
Iryna Mudra noted that active international support is necessary to launch both mechanisms.
She said that in the near term Ukraine will focus on working with the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Canada, Japan, Australia, as well as countries in Africa, Latin America, and the Indo-Pacific region.
“How quickly both mechanisms will function depends on decisions by these capitals. At the same time, a broad geographic range of participants is the best response to Russian propaganda about an allegedly ‘European project,’” emphasized the Deputy Head of the Office of the President.
The Office of the President emphasizes that the creation of the Special Tribunal and the international compensation mechanism are key elements of the international system for bringing Russia to account for the crime of aggression and the damage caused to Ukraine.
Recall that on the night of 5 August, a massive Russian attack on Kyiv and the region destroyed logistics and production at least 12 large companies, among them Nova Poshta, Epicenter, Rozetka, Novus, Silpo, and Puma Ukraine. As a result of the strikes, company employees were killed, warehouses, production facilities, and logistics centers were damaged, and some facilities were completely destroyed.
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