Ukraine has the right to reparations from Russia – Mammadov

Our country has several options for compensation.

The payment of reparations is often delayed for years, but this is a fundamental issue in the context of the aggressor's liability. Expert in International Criminal Law, Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine in 2019-2021 Gunduz Mammadov is convinced that to punish war criminals and achieve compensation for the maximum amount of damage is a priority for Ukraine.

In the first month of the war, Ukraine lost more than half a trillion dollars from the Russian invasion.

Ukraine has the right to demand compensation from the Russian Federation. That is a fact. In our case, we are talking about compensation for the devastating losses caused by Russia. That is, the aggressor must pay Ukraine for the destroyed industry, civilian infrastructure: houses, schools, hospitals, cultural institutions and other facilities, “Mammadov wrote in a column for He stressed that Ukraine has several countries. options for compensation.

First – provide for the payment of reparations in the peace treaty with Russia.

Other – entrust the UN institutions to ensure the payment of reparations by the Russian Federation. But at the same time, in cooperation with the allies, link the thawing of Russia's assets to the payment of reparations.

Third – according to the decision of the allies to receive the frozen assets of the Russian Federation, if Russia continues to ignore international law.

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Despite the fact that Kyiv has undertaken to ratify the Rome Statute within the framework of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU, the Ukrainian authorities have not yet done so. Why? How can this affect the international investigation of crimes committed by the Russian military in Mariupol, Kharkiv, Kherson, Bucha, Borodyanka, Irpen, Chernihiv, Volnovakha and many other Ukrainian cities and villages? Answers to these and other questions – in an interview with ZN.UA Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine in 2019-2021 Gunduz Mammadov Why our country the Rome Statute needs to be ratified. ”

sometimes – the Ministry of Defense At the same time, the Ministry of Defense notes that the Ukrainian army is ready to give a decent rebuff to the enemy. The Marines defending Mariupol spoke about the critical situation. Zaluzhny claims that the government is doing “possible and impossible” The commander-in-chief also added that “conducting defense operations is not a topic for public discussion.” Austrian Chancellor in Moscow wants to tell Putin that he lost the war to Ukraine – Minister He is convinced that someone should tell Putin the truth. Their meeting has already begun. Zelensky restrained in forecasts about the situation in Kyiv: “Not ready to talk about victory” He made it clear that the situation in the previously occupied settlements, such as Gostomel , Bucha and Irpin, questions the word “victory”. First of all, because of the death of a large number of Ukrainians. FT: Ukraine needs an ambitious new “Marshall Plan” from Europe We will have to wait for the end of the war to physically rebuild everything that Putin destroyed, but in other aspects of reconstruction no need to wait.

Based on materials: ZN.ua

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