# What This Resolution Actually Does

This is a resolution calling on the President to help create an international court specifically to prosecute Russian leaders for invading Ukraine. Think of it as Congress saying "we want the President to push for a special tribunal" rather than using existing courts. It's not a law that changes anything immediately—it's more like an official statement of what Congress believes should happen and what it wants the President to do about it.

The resolution starts by laying out the damage from Russia's invasion: destroyed cities, millions of displaced people, global food shortages, and thousands of deaths. It then argues that Russia violated international law by invading another country without permission, which goes against the United Nations Charter that Russia itself agreed to follow. The resolution essentially says that Russian leaders who ordered this invasion should face justice for committing what international law calls "the crime of aggression."

What Congress is asking for is a brand new international court—separate from existing courts—that would focus specifically on prosecuting Russian officials for this invasion. The resolution suggests one way to do this would be through an agreement between Ukraine and the United Nations. Congress is telling the President to use whatever tools he has available to make this tribunal happen. In practical terms, this means the President could push other countries to support it, work with the United Nations, and help coordinate international support for such a court.

For most Americans, this won't directly affect daily life, but it signals strong congressional support for holding Russia accountable through international legal processes rather than military action. It's essentially Congress saying that Russian leaders should face prosecution for invading Ukraine, and the President should work to make that happen through the international legal system.

Calling on the President to support the creation of a Special Tribunal for the Punishment of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.

Keating, William R.

 <p>This resolution condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine, supports the people of Ukraine in their fight for freedom, and urges the President to support the creation of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. </p>