Roundtable on Russia’s Crimes Against Ukraine under the ICC Rome Statute

On 16 July 2025, the Ukrainian Free University in Munich hosted a roundtable entitled “Crimes Committed by the Russian Federation during Its Aggression against Ukraine in Light of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court”. The event was held in English in a hybrid format.

The roundtable was organised by the Centre for Genocide and Human Rights Studies at the Faculty of Law of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in cooperation with the Ukrainian Free University in Munich.

The participants focused on the crime of genocide, conflict-related sexual violence, the destruction of cultural heritage, and environmental crimes committed during Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. They also discussed accountability for these crimes at both the national and international levels.

Another issue addressed was how the obligation to ensure accountability for international crimes could be reconciled with a potential peace agreement aimed at securing lasting peace.

The participants were welcomed by Larysa Didkovska, Rector of the Ukrainian Free University, and Volodymyr Venher, Dean of the Faculty of Law at NaUKMA. The roundtable was moderated by Myroslava Antonovych, Doctor of Law and Associate Professor at the Department of International and European Law of the Faculty of Law at NaUKMA.

The following presentations were delivered and discussed during the roundtable:

• Dmytro Koval, Associate Professor at the Department of International and European Law, “Sustainable Peace in Ukraine and Accountability for the Crime of Genocide”;
• Stefan Weber, Saarland University, “Protected Groups under Article 6 of the Rome Statute of the ICC”;
• Yuliia Anosova, Ghent University, “National Courts or the ICC? National and International Dimensions of Accountability for Crimes of Sexual Violence Committed during Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine”;
• Nataliia Subbotina, Ukrainian Free University, “Does the Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Ukraine Fall within the Scope of the Rome Statute?”;
• Volodymyr Hryshko, NaUKMA, “Russia’s Destruction of the Environment in Ukraine under the Rome Statute: Seeking Accountability in the Absence of an Ecocide Provision”;
• Maksym Vishchyk, Senior Lecturer at the Department of International and European Law, “Justice for International Crimes and Gross Human Rights Violations in Peace Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia and a Potential Future Peace Agreement”.