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    Charging Putin for potential war crimes is difficult, and any penalty hard to enforce

    Neither Russia nor its president is likely to face an international tribunal — but that's not the only approach to war crimes, experts say.
    by Bill Chappell Apr 05, 2022 5 minutes

    Editor's Note: Please be aware that some of the images in this story are graphic.

    Even before the outrage over hundreds of civilians reportedly killed in Bucha, Ukraine was accusing Russia of committing a number of war crimes, and many experts have backed those claims.

    President Biden on Monday called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to face a war crimes trial.

    "You saw what happened in Bucha," Biden said. "He is a war criminal. But we have to gather the information. We have to continue to provide Ukraine with the weapons they need to continue the fight. And we have to gather all the details, so this can be an actual ... have a war crime trial," he said.

    But experts warn it would be a difficult and long process to bring Putin to account — and even harder to enforce any

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