Overview
- Austria said it will join the Council of Europe’s Enlarged Partial Agreement that sets up the tribunal’s administrative body.
- Estonia’s foreign minister said 17 countries have already signaled readiness to join, clearing the Council of Europe’s threshold for adoption.
- The European Union has earmarked an initial €10 million to support the tribunal once it begins work.
- France has declared it is ready to participate, with a Council of Europe vote expected in Chișinău in May after national procedures conclude.
- The tribunal would prosecute those most responsible for the crime of aggression against Ukraine and would complement the ICC, which is pursuing war crimes and crimes against humanity.