President Volodymyr Zelensky called for the creation of an international tribunal to attract the leadership of Russia for the war unleashed against Ukraine, without waiting for its end. This was discussed in the President's online address at the Sakharov Prize ceremony..

“We must act now, without waiting for the end of the war, in order to bring to justice all those who unleashed it, and in order to prevent any repetition of aggression.. This will be the most effective defense of freedom, human rights, the rule of law and other common values \u200b\u200bthat we and you embody, in particular, this distinction of the European Parliament - the Sakharov Prize,"

The President thanked all the leaders and states, politicians and international organizations that are making every possible effort to create a tribunal for the crimes of Russian invaders in Ukraine.

\! The Tribunal must start working,"

He noted that it is necessary to adopt a separate resolution of the European Parliament in support of the creation of the tribunal and the corresponding resolution of the UN General Assembly.

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According to the head of state, cities and villages destroyed by Russia, ruined destinies, ruined lives should be reflected in the sentences not only to those who directly committed all this, but also in the sentences of those who organized and started the aggression.

" When any potential aggressor knows that punishment for a criminal war is inevitable, this will be the most effective tool for preventing war,"

Recall that earlier the NATO Parliamentary Assembly called for the creation of a special International Tribunal for the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and recognized it as a terrorist state..