Live: US reopens Kyiv embassy as Russian soldier pleads guilty at first war crimes trial

The US embassy in Kyiv reopened on Wednesday after a three-month closure due to Russia's February 24 invasion of Ukraine. Earlier the same day, a 21-year-old Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since Russia’s invasion pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). 

[charleswiggins]

When will Vladimir Putin be in that glass box ?

[jimbob-robob]

Nothing but a show trial unless done in the Hague. Even if he is guilty this won't be a fair trial in the Ukraine...
Justice needs to be seen to be done not just done...

[tiboregoldberger]

Everybody in that courtroom should be ashamed on themselves this is the worst show trial that I ever seen since the historical show trials or not to Germany and the show trials that they had the Vietnam of American prisoners of war that was tortured you could see the torture faces and you can see this torture face and body of this young boy who confesses to a to pack courtroom just like a Nazi Germany for the courtroom of the Viet Cong government that convicted American soldiers for crimes what about that criminal that missed the president of the United is talking about that supplies hundreds and civilians with weapons to kill the dealer goes free and we have seen hundreds and thousands of pictures of civilians with machine guns training with grenade launchers that the president of the United States supplies them to kill off the Russian Slavic race where's the guild a president that goes out and talks about gun control and gunfighters and he's the supplier of the biggest gang violence in Europe right now he didn't bring peace between Ukraine and Russia he brought that to the Russian Slavic race

[baghdade]

I really good way to insure the return of the Natzi Azof fighter's from Russian captivity without prosecution :)