thehill.com BY DAVID M. CRANE, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR
On the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it is time to focus on accountability for that aggression. The best way — and frankly, the only effective way — to do so is to establish a United Nations-backed and -supported Special Tribunal for Ukraine on the Crime of Aggression. We have successfully done so in the past, in establishing the Special Court for Sierra Leone. The UN Secretary General was given the authority to enter into a bilateral agreement with the Republic of Sierra Leone to create that tribunal, and the same can happen now regarding Russia’s war in Ukraine.
There has been useful discussion in the past several months on how best to handle Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggressive acts — potential domestic, regional and international approaches. This has helped to flesh out concerns, issues and perspectives but now we must stop the discussion and act.
Time benefits Putin. He is banking on the international community not coming to agreement on a justice mechanism and, over time, choosing to do nothing or choosing a half-measure. We cannot let this happen. All the world’s dictators and tyrants are watching how the international community deals with Putin’s aggression against Ukraine. It is “all or nothing” — an international tribunal with a clear mandate to prosecute the crime of aggression by the Russian Federation.
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