Overview
- The European Union and Denmark have formally notified the Council of Europe that they will join an Expanded Partial Agreement to create a special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
- Ukraine’s foreign minister said 34 states have now notified their decision to take part in building the tribunal.
- The Council of Europe plans to approve the agreement at its ministerial meeting in Chisinau to launch a steering committee under the Expanded Partial Agreement format.
- Countries that join by the ministerial decision are expected to receive founder status within the new mechanism.
- A senior Ukrainian official said the institution will move next to staffing, with judges and prosecutors expected to begin work by late 2027 if timelines hold.