US EditionWhat is the special tribunal for Ukraine that world leaders have backed?
- On May 9, 2025, nearly 40 foreign ministers met in Lviv, Ukraine, to endorse a special tribunal prosecuting Russia's leadership for aggression in Ukraine.
- The tribunal arose because the International Criminal Court cannot prosecute aggression by Russia, which is not an ICC member and can use its UN veto to block cases.
- The tribunal will target about 20 high-ranking Russian, Belarusian, and North Korean officials responsible for planning and directing the war, with trials possibly held in absentia.
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas stated, "Russia’s aggression cannot go unpunished," and penalties may include life imprisonment, confiscation, and fines benefiting Ukrainian victims.
- The tribunal's political approval is a symbolic step toward accountability, but immunity protects current officeholders, and formal work is scheduled to begin in 2026.
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Hurezeanu, present at the meeting for the establishment of the Special Court for War Crimes against Ukraine
Minister of Foreign Affairs Emil Hurezeanu participated in the high-level meeting of the participating States within the nuclear group for the establishment of the Special Court on War Crimes against Ukraine on Friday.
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