Russia must pay...allies are urged to deliver real justice

FREEDOM FOR UKRAINE

- Michael Knowles

THE UK will "consider" backing a tribunal on Russian war crimes in Ukraine after Volodymyr Zelensky urged nations to support the idea.

It comes after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for Vladimir Putin's arrest, accusing him of personal responsibility for the abduction of thousands of children from Ukraine.

The suggested tribunal would effectively be a court trial examining who gave the orders for war crimes - but also acting as a prosecution of Russia itself for the invasion.

Concluding a meeting of 40 justice ministers at Lancaster House, London, in support of the ICC, Mr Zelensky, in a pre-recorded message, urged delegates to back a probe into Russian "aggression".

The Ukraine leader added: "This will significantly stress international justice." Asked about the prospect of a tribunal, Deputy PM Dominic Raab said: "We'll keep working together to consider it.