S. Res. 227 (Introduced in Senate) — Calling on the President to support the creation of an international special tribunal to prosecute Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

(1)

condemns, in the strongest terms, the Russian Federation’s full-scale war and aggression against Ukraine;

(2)

regards the Russian Federation’s aggression in Ukraine as an affront to humanity and in contravention of international law;

(3)

calls on the United States to use its voice and vote in international institutions to support the creation of a special international criminal tribunal to hold accountable the leaders of the Russian Federation who led and sanctioned aggression in Ukraine;

(4)

states its expectation that such a tribunal will be formed pursuant to a United Nations General Assembly resolution put forward by friends of Ukraine that would—

(A)

direct the Secretary General of the United Nations to negotiate with Ukraine the terms of the tribunal’s scope; and

(B)

ensure that the role of the United Nations—

(i)

would be complementary to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court; and

(ii)

would not limit or affect the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, including its exercise of jurisdiction over war crimes, crimes against humanity, and possible genocide committed in the context of Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine; and

(5)

stands with people of Ukraine in support of their freedom and Ukraine’s sovereignty against tyranny.

Calling on the President to support the creation of an international special tribunal to prosecute Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

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