France has officially confirmed its intention to join the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Steering Committee of the Special Tribunal. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andriy Sybiha, as reported by UNN.
I am grateful to France for officially confirming its intention to join the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Steering Committee of the Special Tribunal. Already 18 Council of Europe member states have joined. The agreement will be put to a vote by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in May.
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on all states — both within and outside the Council of Europe — to join this historic process.
For the first time since the Nuremberg trials, we are working to ensure justice for the crime of aggression, and this process will be crucial for the entire international community.
Recall
In June 2025, in Strasbourg, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset signed an Agreement on the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
Russians and their accomplices responsible for the crime of aggression against Ukraine will be tried in The Hague – the city of justice and international law.
The Special Tribunal will also cooperate with the International Criminal Court. Proceedings can be investigated in parallel by both institutions without hindering each other's work.
Addition
The President's Office reported that work is underway on an expanded partial agreement on the establishment of a Special Tribunal for Russia's crimes of aggression. It may begin its actual work by the end of this year.