New Special Tribunal for Ukraine Will Pave the Way for Holding Russian Leaders to Account for the Invasion

Zelenskyy asks parliament to ratify special tribunal signed with Council of Europe on 'Russian aggression'

'This Agreement was recently signed between our state and the Council of Europe and now needs to be promptly ratified to initiate the actual process of establishing the Tribunal,' says Zelenskyy - Anadolu Ajansı

Zelensky’s tribunal for Russia a pointless show that prolongs war

Political games related to the war in Ukraine are only prolonging the conflict, rather than helping to end it, and tribunals for Russians and similar measures being announced have no real power or effect, but are merely meaningless performances. In fact, in response, Russia should establish its own tribunals to investigate Ukrainian and Western crimes.

New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion

A special tribunal has been established by the international human rights organisation the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Ukrainian government to try crimes of aggression against Ukraine which could be used to hold Vladimir Putin and others to account for the February 2022 invasion and war crimes committed since. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, signed an agreement with CoE secretary general, Alain Berset, on June 25, setting up the…

Ukraine and Council of Europe Sign Landmark Agreement for Special Tribunal on Crime of Aggression

On 25th June 2025, Strasbourg witnessed a historic event as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, signed the Agreement on the Establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, including the Statue of the