Zelenskyy advocates for a Nuremberg-style trial to examine and prosecute Russian war crimes.

• Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, advocated for a Nuremberg-style trial to examine and prosecute Russian war crimes.
• The Ukrainian government has accused Russian soldiers of torturing and killing at least 300 civilians in Bucha. In response, Zelenskyy addressed the United Nations Security Council.
• Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Ambassador, presented a plan to temporarily exclude Russia from the Human Rights Council.

In a speech to the United Nations Security Council, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy advocated for a Nuremberg-style tribunal to investigate and prosecute Russian war crimes.

Zelenskyy stated in his nearly 20-minute speech on Tuesday that the Russian military and those who gave them orders must be held accountable for war crimes in Ukraine.

Zelenskyy's address to the U.N. Security Council was prompted by Ukrainian allegations that at least 300 civilians were tortured and murdered in Bucha by Russian soldiers. The bodies were discovered after Russian troops withdrew from the suburb near Kiev. Zelenskyy, who witnessed the aftermath in Bucha on Monday, described it as a "genocide" and accused Russia of committing war crimes.

"Unfortunately, the massacre in Bucha is just one of many examples of the atrocities committed by the occupiers on our land over the past 41 days," Zelenskyy stated, emphasizing that the world has yet to witness the full extent of Russia's actions in Ukraine.

The weekend saw a surge in global condemnation after gruesome photos of corpses on the streets were released, showing victims with bound hands and gunshot wounds to the back of their heads.

Zelenskyy stated that anyone who issued criminal orders and executed them by killing our people will be brought before a tribunal similar to the Nuremberg tribunals.

Before a U.S.-led proposal to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, the Ukrainian leader made comments.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Ambassador, presented the proposal to the Security Council, which includes Russia as a permanent member and has the power to veto resolutions.

According to Thomas-Greenfield, the US has determined that Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine. With the increasing amount of evidence, Russia should not hold a position of power in a body that aims to promote human rights. This is not only hypocritical but also dangerous, she stated.

Russia's membership on the council harms its reputation, "weakens the entire UN and is simply incorrect."

On Monday, President Biden labeled Russian leader Putin a "war criminal" and urged that he be put on trial for ordering violence in Ukraine.

Biden stated to reporters at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., that the actions in Bucha were outrageous and everyone had witnessed it. He added, "I believe it is a war crime, and he should be held accountable."

While traveling to Brussels for NATO and G-7 meetings, Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that the reports of Russian war crimes in Ukraine are "more than credible."

Blinken stated that the actions in Bucha were not a random act of a rogue unit, but a deliberate campaign to commit atrocities, including killing, torture, and rape. The evidence and reports support this claim, making it more than credible.

On Tuesday, Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary-General, announced that the alliance is collaborating with the U.N.'s International Criminal Court to probe Russian war crimes in Ukraine.

The alliance chief stated that killing civilians during war is a crime and that all evidence must be gathered and those responsible must be held accountable.

NATO's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg stated that the alliance had trustworthy proof of war crimes committed in Bucha and other Ukrainian cities prior to the foreign ministers' meeting on Wednesday.