The Trump administration could be distancing itself from an international effort to prosecute Vladimir Putin for war crimes, refusing to label Russia as an “aggressor” for its invasion of Ukraine at a recent meeting of a core group of countries preparing a tribunal to prosecute the Russian president.
The administration also is unwilling to co-sponsor a United Nations statement that supports Ukraine’s territorial integrity and demands Moscow to withdraw its forces from the nation, The Telegraph reported Friday, citing Western officials. Further, the administration has not signed off on a planned G7 statement calling Russia the “aggressor” in the war, which will mark its third anniversary Monday.
The U.S. under President Donald Trump has dramatically shifted its stance on the war, offering an olive branch to Russia in hopes of negotiating a peace deal. U.S. and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, much to the frustration of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy because his nation was not invited. Zelenskyy said that President Donald Trump had fallen for Russian “disinformation,” and Trump called the Ukraine leader a dictator for not holding elections and blamed Kyiv for the war starting.
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