Special tribunal for Russia: coalition of 33 states meeting in Strasbourg - Kuleba

This was announced on Twitter by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, Ukrinform reports.

"Today & tomorrow in Strasbourg, Ukraine is gathering the coalition of 33 states working to create a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine. The tribunal is critical to ensure accountability for the initial crime that led to all subsequent Russian atrocities," said the head of Ukrainian diplomacy.

As reported, in September 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky formed a working group headed by the head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak, which will study the issue of creating a special tribunal to hold Russia’s leadership accountable for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. The idea to establish such a tribunal was supported by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, European Parliament, NATO Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, and individual states.