President Zeman: Putin should be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin should be prosecuted by an international tribunal for the atrocities committed in Ukraine, Czech President Miloš Zeman said in an interview for Radio Free Europe. Speaking for the station’s Ukrainian language service, the head of state attempted to play down his former staunch support for the Russian leader, saying that “circumstances had changed dramatically with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine“. The Czech president admitted that he had misjudged the Russian leader, saying the war in Ukraine had hit him like “a cold shower“.