European prosecutors join forces to bring justice for Ukraine
07 June 2022 |
8:12 am
From Kyiv to The Hague to national jurisdictions: Legal cooperation across courts and borders aims to put Kremlin decision-makers in the dock to face charges of war crimes and other aggressions committed in Ukraine.
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