The US State Department condemned Russia's plans to hold a cynical “trial” of Ukrainian captured soldiers in Mariupol. Washington called it “a mockery of justice”
All prisoners of war have the right to protection – State Department
State Department spokesman Ned Price said the Kremlin is trying to divert attention from the crimes of its army. The politician was outraged by this.
The Kremlin is trying to shirk responsibility for Putin's aggressive war and divert attention from hard evidence of atrocities committed by Russian forces in Ukraine. The planned show trials are illegitimate and a mockery of justice. We strongly condemn them,” Price stressed.
He emphasized that all servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including foreign volunteers, have the right to the status of prisoners of war and protection in accordance with the Geneva Conventions.
That is why the United States called on Russia to fulfill its obligations under international law . At the same time, the State Department stressed that it would continue to firmly support the Ukrainian people defending their freedom.
What is known about the outrageous plans of the occupiers in Mariupol
Russian occupiers placed cages on the stage of the Mariupol Philharmonic. In them, they are preparing to testify and illegally judge the Ukrainian military. Such plans of the enemy once again demonstrate that the Russian military is not military at all, but real terrorists. After all, every military must comply with international laws, only terrorists violate them.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that if the Kremlin decides on a “trial”, there will be no more negotiations. The UN said that the “tribunal” of the prisoners would be a war crime.
