Von der Leenen: EU to try to establish court to investigate Russian crimes in Ukraine

Russia's <x0). Explosion in Ukraine has brought untold death, destruction and suffering. We all remember Butch's horrors. It is estimated that more than 20,000 civilians and more than 100,000 Ukrainian military officers have been killed so far. Russia must pay for its terrible crimes, including its crime of aggression against a sovereign state. That is why, while continuing to support the international criminal court, we are proposing the establishment of a specialised UN-backed court to investigate and prosecute the crime of aggression of Russia”, said Von der Leyeen.

“We are willing to start working with the international community to get the widest possible international support for this specialised court. Russia also must pay financially for the destruction it has caused. The damage suffered by Ukraine is estimated at 600 billion euros. Russia and its oligarchs must compensate Ukraine for its damage and for the costs for rebuilding the country”, she added.

The EC president proposed that the EU could force Russia to finance reconstruction.

Russia's terrible “Judgments will not go unpunished”, she said.

Russia has denied targeting civilians and says it has not committed war crimes, despite evidence of a massacre in Bucha. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that more than 400 war crimes were committed in Kherson during the city's invasion. /abcnews. al