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EU justice commissioner Didier Reynders said Ukraine's prosecutor general has so far registered more than 60,000 reports related to crimes committed during the war in Ukraine (Photo: Rodrigo Abd)

MEPs urge EU countries to back a special tribunal on Russia

MEPs on Thursday (19 January) called on EU governments to back the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine.

The resolution, which is non-binding, was approved with 472 votes to 19 no and 33 abstentions, adding the parliament's political weight to efforts to create a special court to hold Russia, including its top leadership, accountable.

The resolution called on EU countries "use all means at their disposal to increase cooperation wit...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

EU justice commissioner Didier Reynders said Ukraine's prosecutor general has so far registered more than 60,000 reports related to crimes committed during the war in Ukraine (Photo: Rodrigo Abd)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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