To go to trial for war crimes Putin and Lavrov ask Germany through its President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
In an interview with Der Spiegel, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier called for the establishment of a war crimes tribunal against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Reuters reports.
“Anyone responsible for these crimes should be given an explanation,” Steinmeier said.
“This includes the soldiers. This includes military commanders. “And of course those who have the political responsibility,” he said.
“I have seen a change in Russian policy, but to be honest, I did not expect the Russian president to endanger his country by destroying it politically and economically for the sake of imperial madness,” he said, adding that he had “failed”. to prevent the return of war to Europe.
“In the past, I thought Moscow could be afraid of NATO enlargement, but now I know that Russia is afraid of the spread of democracy, the longing for freedom and justice,” he said.
Ukraine has accused Russia of genocide and war crimes. The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Western claims that Russian forces had executed civilians in the Ukrainian city of Bukhara were “monstrous forgeries” aimed at discrediting the Russian military and justifying new Western sanctions.
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