Ukraine wants fugitive president to face Hague court

HUFFINGTON POST / REUTERS: Ukraine’s parliament voted on Tuesday to send fugitive President Viktor Yanukovich to the International Criminal Court, while his acting successor expressed concern about “signs of separatism” in Russian-speaking Crimea…

The Hague-based court said it would need a request from the government of Ukraine giving it jurisdiction over the deaths…

Yanukovich’s fall has revived fears that the former Soviet state of 46 million might split along the faultline that divides its pro-Western and pro-Russian regions… (more)

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