Zakhar Tropin

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Zakhar Tropin is a nonresident fellow at the Center for Defence Strategies, an independent Ukrainian analytical organization that focuses on defense and security. He is a licensed attorney and holds a Ph.D. in international law from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv's International Relations Institute. Dr. Tropin is also an associate professor of his alma mater's International Law Chair, where he focuses on international dispute settlement, as well as international criminal and humanitarian law.

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Opinion

Zakhar Tropin: Why Washington’s approach to punishing Russia won’t work

by Zakhar Tropin June 12, 2023

The U.S. State Department recently announced its support for the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute Russian crimes of aggression against Ukraine in a hybrid “internationalized” format. This move echoes the myopic policies of Western countries toward Ukraine and has very little legal grounding. From a legal standpoint,

Opinion

Zakhar Tropin: Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism – a legal perspective

by Zakhar Tropin May 10, 2023

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in the op-ed section are those of the authors and do not purport to reflect the views of the Kyiv Independent. Not long ago, the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) dealing with the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) said intercepted phone conversations

Zakhar Tropin

Articles

Zakhar Tropin: Why Washington’s approach to punishing Russia won’t work

Zakhar Tropin: Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism – a legal perspective

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