Ukraine calls for war crimes tribunal
A resident looks for belongings in the ruins of an apartment building destroyed during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces in Borodyanka, Ukraine, April 5, 2022.
At a meeting of the UN Security Council, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for Russia’s removal as a permanent member and an investigation into possible war crimes by Russia’s military. But Russia’s veto power at the UN Security Council is a fundamental challenge. And in 2016, Ukraine enlisted the US military to help overhaul its defense systems — everything from recruitment to field hospital management. This has contributed to Ukraine’s impressive performance on the battlefield against the much better-equipped Russian military. Plus, many economists say that Russia’s blitzkrieg on Ukraine has sped up a “decoupling” of the global economy. It started when the pandemic led to border closures. Now, Russia’s war in Ukraine is exacerbating that trend.
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