2023-05-17 11:37:30
Europe and G7 countries launch register of damage caused by Russia
The United States, Japan, Canada and almost all European countries on Wednesday signed a register of war damage caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a prelude to demands for reparations and lawsuits once morest Moscow, announced the Council of Europe, meeting in Iceland.
Launched on Tuesday on the occasion of a summit of heads of state and government of the pan-European organization, this census is intended to be a first step in view of the demands for reparations addressed to Moscow for the thousands of victims of the war and the billion euros of destruction.
“We have regarding forty member states that have signed up, and all the G7 countries on three continents”said Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejcinovic Buric on the second day of the summit. “We wanted victim-centred justice”said the leader of the legal body, best known for its European Court of Human Rights, welcoming a “necessary and urgent first step”.
The initiative, supported by the Icelandic presidency of the organization, aims to show that the file of the « justice pour l’Ukraine » advance, when the prospect of a possible special tribunal for war crimes committed during the invasion remains remote. The European Union has also signed, in addition to most of its members, including France. An EU member country, Bulgaria, as well as Switzerland and Andorra are finalizing their internal procedures to sign in turn, according to the Council of Europe.
Ukraine is part of the Council of Europe, which had excluded Russia in March 2022 following the invasion launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Kyiv warmly welcomed the creation of this register, which will be established in The Hague, like the International Criminal Court (ICC). The latter, initially created for three years, must collect complaints from victims and identify all human or material damage.
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