President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said before a NATO summit this week that he wanted Patriot missiles and the related defense systems to counter Russian ballistic missiles. But questions remained about President Trump’s pledge.
The case against the two men, who have been living in Austria since 2015, was one of the first that the country has brought under the principle of universal jurisdiction.
Khaled al-Halabi, a former intelligence commander under the dictator Bashar al-Assad, after a hearing in Vienna last month. Mr. al-Halabi was convicted of torture among other charges.
Ballistic missiles were fired into the capital of Ukraine as Russia launched its second major attack in less than a week. At least 16 people were killed, officials said.
Ukraine’s military has denied a Kremlin claim to have taken a city in the eastern Donetsk region, saying its troops are holding out against infiltrating Russians.
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