Ukraine calls for international tribunal to bring Putin to justice more quickly

Trying top Russians for act of aggression could bring indictments within three months', says official

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Ukraine has said it wants to establish a one-off international tribunal to try Russia's top regime members for the act of aggression, which could see it issuing an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin.

Andriy Smyrnov, Ukraine's deputy head of the presidential administration, said on Thursday that Ukraine believed trying Russia separately for the act of aggression, with international participation, would speed up its quest to hold the Russian president and his inner circle accountable.