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EU and 36 Nations Back Special Tribunal on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

The step creates a path to prosecute the invasion as a crime of aggression outside the International Criminal Court’s limits.

Au centre, la président moldave Maia Sandu et le secrétaire général du Conseil de l’Europe Alain Berset, le 15 mai 2026, à Chisinau, en Moldavie.
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Le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky est à l'origine de cette initiative.

Overview

  • The coalition, which announced its support Friday, brings together 36 countries and the European Union to join a planned court focused on Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
  • The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers approved a resolution in Chișinău to set up a steering committee that will design the tribunal’s rules and structure.
  • The European Commission pledged €10 million to help launch the body, which still needs broader funding and operational plans before it can start work.
  • Russia, expelled from the Council of Europe in 2022, said it will treat any rulings by the future tribunal as null and void.
  • The tribunal is meant to tackle the crime of aggression that the ICC cannot fully pursue against a non‑member state, though functional immunity means cases against sitting top officials would likely wait until they leave office.