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Switzerland joins Special Tribunal on Russian aggression — Sybiha

Switzerland has officially joined the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine over Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on May 14.

14 May, 06:46 PM

25 states have joined Special Tribunal initiative – Ukrainian FM Sybiha

Liechtenstein has confirmed its readiness to join an expanded partial agreement on launching a special tribunal to investigate Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on May 6.

6 May, 06:16 PM

Czechia joins Russia tribunal agreement

Prague has officially notified the Council of Europe that it will join the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal to investigate Russian crimes of aggression, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said on April 28.

29 April, 01:22 AM

Sybiha welcomes France joining Russia tribunal arrangement

France has joined the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal to investigate Russian crimes of aggression, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on April 15.

16 April, 02:23 AM

Ukraine secures 17 necessary votes to advance special tribunal for Russian war crimes

Iceland and Poland have confirmed their readiness to join the agreement necessary to launch a Special Tribunal regarding the crime of Russia's aggression against Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X on April 14.

15 April, 08:55 AM

Estonia joins Russia tribunal agreement

Estonia has joined the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Steering Committee of the Special Tribunal to investigate Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine, Estonian Foreign Ministry announced on March 23.

24 March, 01:39 AM

Council of Europe launches International Claims Commission for Ukraine

Thirty-five countries and the European Union signed a convention under the Council of Europe (CoE) to create an International Claims Commission for Ukraine, the CoE announced on Dec. 16.

17 December 2025, 03:40 AM

Ukraine, Council of Europe sign Russia tribunal agreement

Ukraine and the Council of Europe (CoE) signed an agreement establishing a special tribunal to investigate Russia’s crimes of aggression against Ukraine on June 25.

25 June 2025, 11:44 PM

Council of Europe settles details of Russia tribunal

The legal mandate for a special tribunal to prosecute Russian crimes of aggression against Ukraine has been determined and will soon be published, Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform reported on June 5.

5 June 2025, 11:38 PM

EU to approve Russian war crimes tribunal on May 9

The European Union will give final political approval on May 9 in Kyiv for a special tribunal to prosecute Russian crimes of aggression against Ukraine, EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, said on May 8.

8 May 2025, 09:54 PM

Russian war crimes tribunal could begin work in 2026, Kyiv says

The international tribunal to investigate Russia’s crimes of aggression against Ukraine could become operations “as early as next year,” Ukrainian Presidential Office official Iryna Mudra said on May 5.

6 May 2025, 02:14 AM

Special tribunal will not try Putin in absentia while he’s in office

The special tribunal that Western nations plan to set up to investigate Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine will not try dictator Vladimir Putin in absentia while he remains president of Russia, Euronews reported on April 10.

10 April 2025, 10:33 PM

Trump poised to derail Russia tribunal plans

U.S. representatives declined to label Russia an "aggressor" during a meeting of a key group of countries preparing a Nuremberg-style tribunal to prosecute Russian dictator Vladimir Putin for Moscow’s crimes of aggression, The Telegraph reported on Feb. 21.

21 February 2025, 10:32 PM

EU expects progress on special tribunal for Russia in 2025

Ukraine and the EU expect that a special tribunal for Russia’s crimes of aggression will start taking shape in early 2025, Council of Europe Secretary-General Alain Berset said on Dec. 5.

6 December 2024, 02:09 AM

Ukraine, allies settle on special tribunal model for Russia

At the latest meeting of the Core Group, Ukraine and its international partners have agreed on the overall concept for a special tribunal to investigate Russian crimes of aggression, the President’s Office announced on Sept. 18.

18 September 2024, 10:32 PM

PACE resolution calls for special Russia tribunal

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) passed a resolution calling for the creation of a special tribunal to investigate Russia's crimes of aggression in Ukraine, Ukrainian MP and PACE delegate Oleksii Honcharenko announced on June 26.

27 June 2024, 01:48 AM

44 countries rally to redirect frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine

A declaration advocating for the utilization of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine and endorsed by 44 nations was announced during the "Restoring Justice in Ukraine" conference in The Hague, European Pravda reported on April 3.

3 April 2024, 12:29 PM

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