Liz Truss: UK is open to idea of criminal tribunal trying Russian leaders

The UK’s foreign secretary Liz Truss has said the UK is open to the idea of an international criminal tribunal trying Vladimir Putin and other Russian leaders over the war in Ukraine, Report informs via the Guardian.

“We are very clear that Putin and all of those who’ve been behind the appalling war crimes that are being committed in Ukraine need to be held to account, and we’re working very closely with the international criminal court,” Liz Truss told Times Radio.

“We’ve sent support into Ukraine to help collect evidence, from witness statements to video evidence.”

“I’ve talked to the Ukrainian government about this idea of a tribunal. We are open to the idea of a tribunal, we’re currently considering it, but what we want is the most effective way of prosecuting those people who have committed these appalling war crimes including rape, sexual violence, the indiscriminate targeting of civilians.

If the tribunal will help to do that, then the UK is definitely considering supporting it.”