{"id":115425,"date":"2025-06-26T09:30:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T13:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/?p=115425"},"modified":"2025-06-26T09:30:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T13:30:46","slug":"zelensky-putin-must-face-trial-for-war-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/2025\/06\/26\/zelensky-putin-must-face-trial-for-war-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky: Putin Must Face Trial For War Crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday emphasized that strong transatlantic unity between Europe and the United States under Donald Trump\u2019s leadership would be crucial to securing Ukraine\u2019s victory against Russia\u2019s ongoing invasion. He also renewed his call for Russian President <a href=\"https:\/\/africadailynews.net\/2023\/07\/31\/africas-role-weighing-putins-deal-and-ukraine-peace\/\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> to face justice.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During his first visit to the Council of Europe since the war began, Zelensky signed an agreement to establish a special tribunal aimed at prosecuting senior Russian officials for crimes related to the invasion.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, following a direct meeting with former President Trump at the NATO summit in The Hague, Zelensky passionately appealed for sustained cooperation between Europe and the U.S., framing their partnership as a vital pillar of Ukraine\u2019s defense and future stability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need a strong connection with him (Trump),\u201d Zelensky, who had a public spat with the American leader in the Oval Office earlier this year, told the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need unity between Europe and the United States and we will prevail,\u201d Zelensky said, adding: \u201cWe need unity in Europe first of all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The special tribunal would prosecute the \u201ccrime of aggression\u201d in the full-scale invasion, which Russia launched in February 2022, and could, in theory, try senior figures up to Putin.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/2025\/06\/03\/ceasefire-talks-trump-willing-to-meet-putin-zelenskyy\/\">Ceasefire Talks: Trump Willing To Meet Putin, Zelenskyy<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe need to show clearly aggression leads to punishment and we must make it happen together, all of Europe,\u201d said Zelensky after signing the accord with Council of Europe secretary general Alain Berset.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is still a long way to go. Justice takes time but it must happen,\u201d he added, saying the accord is a \u201creal chance to bring justice for the crime of aggression\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that ensuring justice for every Russian war criminal, including President Vladimir Putin, would require significant political and legal courage. He emphasized that holding all perpetrators accountable was essential to upholding international law and restoring faith in global justice systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\">Africa Today News, New York\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday emphasized that strong transatlantic unity between Europe and the United States under Donald Trump\u2019s leadership would be crucial to securing Ukraine\u2019s victory against Russia\u2019s ongoing invasion. 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