German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is calling for a war crimes tribunal against Russian President Vladimir Putin and foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, German magazine Der Spiegel cited Steinmeier as saying.
“Anyone who has responsibility for these crimes will have to explain themselves,” Steinmeier told Der Spiegel in an interview.
“That includes soldiers. That includes military commanders. And of course also those that have the political responsibility,” he said.
Ukraine has accused Russia of genocide and war crimes. Most of the focus is on alleged war crimes committed in Bucha, a town near Kiev.
Russian forces withdrew from the city, and then pictures of the killed civilians were published, some of them with their hands tied behind their backs, lying on the streets of this city. Residents of Bucha have said they have witnessed brutal killings and torture and that data on mass graves have also been published.