“Iceland and Poland have confirmed their readiness to join the agreement necessary to launch the Special Tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine. We are grateful to our Icelandic and Polish partners for this important step. This is a turning point: with 17 confirmations, we have officially surpassed the minimum required legal threshold of member states needed to bring the agreement to a vote”, - reported Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha on April 15.
According to him, the expanded partial agreement (EPA) on the Governing Committee of the Special Tribunal can now be submitted and adopted at the Ministerial meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in Chisinau on May 14–15.
“Less than a year has passed since we gave the green light to the Tribunal on May 9, 2025, when we gathered Europe’s foreign ministers in Lviv. And now we have prepared all the legal steps to launch the Tribunal into operation. We will continue to gather signatures from countries to join — both within the Council of Europe and beyond, across all continents and in all regions. We call on all states to join this historic effort to ensure accountability. Criminals in moscow must realize that justice is inevitable. From ordinary russian perpetrators to the highest military and political leadership. Accountability is critically important for a lasting peace”, - emphasized Andrii Sybiha.