Ukrainian defence attorneys face moral dilemma in war crime trials


  • World
  • Tuesday, 02 Apr 2024

Ukrainian lawyer Khrystyna Vrashchuk looks on at her office, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 14, 2024. REUTERS/Dan Peleschuk

KYIV (Reuters) - Sometimes Ukrainian lawyer Khrystyna Vrashchuk shudders when she thinks about the work she does.

She is one of more than 200 attorneys who are defending suspected Russian war criminals and their local collaborators in cases across the country, presenting a moral dilemma that the lawyers do not always find easy to live with.

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