
The Verkhovna Rada adopted a law ratifying the Agreement between Ukraine and the Council of Europe on the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
This was announced by MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.
Legislative initiative No. 0328 was supported by 323 MPs.
Photo: Yaroslav Zheleznyak, Telegram
The law ratifies the Agreement between Ukraine and the Council of Europe on the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, which was signed on June 25, 2025, in Strasbourg, France.
As noted in the explanatory note, ratification of the agreement will allow for the launch of a legal mechanism for forming the institutional basis of the Special Tribunal, in particular determining its location, developing internal regulations, and involving other states in the Extended Partial Agreement, which forms the basis for the further functioning of the Special Tribunal.
The adoption of the document will also allow Ukraine to complete all internal procedures for the agreement to enter into force, which will enable the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine for the purpose of independent and impartial investigation, prosecution, and trial of cases against senior officials involved in the commission of the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
As reported by Ukrinform, on June 25, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed an agreement with the Council of Europe at the Palace of Europe in Strasbourg on the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
According to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, the tribunal will be an independent international institution within the Council of Europe. Its charter makes no mention of personal immunities, meaning that the highest officials of the Russian Federation, including Kremlin leader Putin, could be held accountable.
On July 1, the Verkhovna Rada received a draft law on the ratification of the Agreement on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
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