“We cannot uphold international law only against Russia and China”

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Mass grave in Bucha

How many countries are backing up their words against Russia with deeds?

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Berlin Mr. Ambos, how are attacks with missiles, rockets and drones on apparently civilian targets in Ukrainian cities to be legally assessed, as Russia carried out again at the beginning of this week?
If the targets are exclusively civilian and there are no military objects there, then such attacks are illegal under international law. Under criminal law, these attacks are then to be assessed as war crimes.

Who will hold those responsible for war crimes accountable?
At the international level, the International Criminal Court. At the domestic level, Germany is now doing this very actively through the Federal Public Prosecutor. According to my information, Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann (FDP) has now promised even more funds so that a third department for international criminal law can be set up in Karlsruhe.

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