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As the invasion of Ukraine moves into its second year, Global Insight assesses how Putin’s blatant violation of international norms is refocusing global attention on ways of achieving justice and accountability for the worst crimes.

On 17 March, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin – only the third such warrant targeting a sitting head of state. Putin stands accused of overseeing the illegal deportation of hundreds of children from Ukraine to Russia since its invasion began in February 2022.

On 14 November, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling on Russia to pay war reparations in the latest addition to intensifying efforts being made by multilateral institutions to hold the Putin regime to account for its ongoing aggression in Ukraine.

A court in Ukraine has convicted a Russian soldier of killing an unarmed Ukrainian civilian in the country’s first war crimes trial since the invasion began.