by Yuriy Gorodnenko The leadership of the Donetsk people’s republic has announced its intention to hold an international trial of Ukrainian war criminals. Since crimes were committed against residents of Donbas, it is the Donetsk people’s republic together with the LNR that are drawing up the charter of an international tribunal. In addition to the Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics, it is planned that the Russian Federation will also be a participant in this tribunal. We stress right away that the participation of other countries is not ruled out, but even without them, the future process will be considered international. After all, the participation of three subjects of international law is sufficient. The international legal status of the Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics was confirmed by a UN Security Council resolution of 17 February 2015. Donetsk and Luhansk will act in the status of an aggrieved party. As for Russia, it is a founding member of the UN and a permanen