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Planning to hold so-called 'tribunals' in Russia-controlled Mariupol against Ukraine's defenders is Kremlin's attempt to justify Putin's war – US Embassy
KYIV. Aug 25 (Interfax-Ukraine) – By planning so-called "tribunals" in Russian-controlled Mariupol against Ukrainian defenders, the Kremlin is trying to shirk responsibility for Putin’s war of conquest and divert attention from hard evidence of atrocities committed by Russian forces in Ukraine, the US embassy in Ukraine said.
"By planning to hold so-called ‘tribunals’ in Russia-controlled Mariupol against Ukraine’s defenders, the Kremlin is attempting to deflect responsibility for Putin’s war of aggression and distract from overwhelming evidence of the atrocities Russian forces committed in Ukraine," the embassy said on Twitter on Thursday.
It is noted the planned show trials are illegitimate and a mockery of justice.
"All members of Ukraine’s armed forces, including domestic and foreign volunteers incorporated into the armed forces, are entitled to prisoner of war status, according to the Geneva Conventions," the embassy said.
