The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has begun the process of establishing a Special Tribunal to investigate the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
This was reported by the press service of the Council of Europe following the summit, which brought together the foreign ministers of the organizationʼs 46 member states.
Secretary-General Alain Berset was tasked with leading the process of establishing the Special Tribunal.
"The Ministers welcomed the ongoing efforts aimed at reaching an agreement on the establishment of a Claims Commission for Ukraine, possibly under the auspices of the Council of Europe, and reaffirmed their determination to ensure the return of Ukrainian children illegally deported or forcibly displaced by Russia," the Council of Europe stressed.
The foreign ministers of the Council of Europe member states also stressed the importance of strengthening support for Ukraine, in particular through the Action Plan "Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction 2023-2026". It will allow Kyiv to move forward on the path to joining the European Union.
- On May 9, the heads of foreign ministries of European countries and the EU leadership supported the launch of the Special Tribunal for the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
- Ukraine insists on the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine, since the International Criminal Court and other similar institutions cannot at this stage consider cases for such crimes. The need to establish a Special Tribunal for Russia has already been supported by a number of European and international institutions, including the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the European Parliament, the Parliamentary Assemblies of NATO and the OSCE, as well as individual countries (for example, France, Germany and Latvia).
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