“Poland supports efforts to establish a special tribunal for the prosecution of crimes of aggression against Ukraine and will work with partners who share its stance towards the creation of such a body,” the country’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement, as cited by IAR.
The declaration comes in alignment with the announcement by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday that European countries have agreed to create an International Centre for the Prosecution of Crimes of Aggression against Ukraine.
"Russia's military invasion of Ukraine is an act of aggression, which, due to its nature, gravity and scale, is a blatant violation of the UN Charter," the Foreign Ministry wrote.
The statement admitted that the International Criminal Court (ICC) cannot exercise its competency in the context of Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
Thus, the Foreign Ministry considers the Ukrainian proposal to establish a special tribunal an initiative that "deserves full support."
“Leaving the perpetrators of this unprecedented crime unpunished while trying to bring before justice perpetrators of other crimes will lead to injustice and will lower the importance of the fundamental principles of international laws,” the statement read.
Speaking to an international "United for Justice" conference on Friday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said that "Russian president Vladimir Putin and all his accomplices must receive lawful and fair sentences," adding that "over 70,000 Russian war crimes" have been registered in Ukraine.
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Source: IAR