Ukraine war: Putin should face trial this year, says top lawyer
Sir Geoffrey Nice told the BBC Mr Putin was a "guilty man" for attacks on civilian targets during the war.
The British barrister expressed his surprise that prosecutors and politicians were not "spelling this out much more freely and openly".
Russia denies committing war crimes.
But, speaking to Radio 4's Broadcasting House programme, Sir Geoffrey described Moscow's actions during the invasion as "crimes against humanity" - as civilian targets were being attacked.
Crimes against humanity are considered to be among the most serious offences under the so-called "rules" of war.
These laws ban attacks on civilians - or infrastructure vital to their survival - and are set out in international treaties such as the Geneva Conventions.
For example, Russia's repeat attacks on the Ukrainian energy grid over the winter have been described as war crimes because of the harm done to civilians. Russia insists it is hitting military targets only.
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