Poland and Iceland supported an agreement to launch a Special Tribunal on Russian aggression, which may be put to a vote in May - MFA

Poland and Iceland have joined the agreement to launch a Special Tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine. The agreement could be put to a vote as early as May. This was announced by Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha, as reported by UNN.

Poland and Iceland have joined the agreement to launch a Special Tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine. The necessary number of 17 Council of Europe member states has been reached for the agreement to be put to a vote in May.

Launch of the Special Tribunal for Russian crimes will take place in three stages – MFA14.10.25, 18:14

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.

Over 44 terabytes of evidentiary information accumulated - Kravchenko on collecting evidence of Russian aggression for the Special Tribunal06.03.26, 18:47

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 could begin its actual operations by the end of this year.