The Council of Europe has endorsed the establishment of a special tribunal on Russian aggression
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has adopted the decision necessary to establish a Special Tribunal to investigate Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine. The initiative is intended to serve as one of the key international mechanisms for holding the Russian Federation accountable.
This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
In Chisinau, during a ministerial-level meeting, 36 countries and the European Union agreed on an Extended Partial Agreement that launches the mechanism for establishing a Special Tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine. The document provides for the formation of a steering committee for the future tribunal and defines the basic administrative and managerial principles of its operation.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga stated that the decision marks a de facto “point of no return,” after which the special tribunal becomes a legal reality. At the same time, he emphasized that this is only the start of a long process that should lead to actual convictions and practical accountability for waging an aggressive war against Ukraine.
According to Sibiga, the circle of participating countries will continue to expand, and the next steps will be the creation of an institutional framework in The Hague and the launch of the tribunal’s full-scale operations. He emphasized that this mechanism is significant not only for Ukraine and Europe but also for the formation of an international system in which the crime of aggression does not go unpunished.
As a reminder, Denmark has joinedthe effort to establish a special tribunal against Russia.
Earlier, Finland joined the effort to establish a special tribunal against Russia.
Austria has officially confirmed its intention to join the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Special Tribunal regarding Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine.
France has joined the agreement on the special tribunal regarding Russia’s aggression
