Zelenskyy signed documents for creating a special tribunal on Russia's crime of aggression against Ukraine
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed documents for the ratification of the agreement on the establishment of a Special Tribunal regarding the crime of aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine. Now, the Verkhovna Rada must process and introduce the necessary legislative changes.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed documents necessary for the ratification of an agreement on the creation of a Special Tribunal for the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine. Now, the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) must process and submit the necessary legislative changes for parliamentary consideration. Zelenskyy wrote about this on Telegram, as reported by UNN.
I have just signed the documents for the ratification of the Agreement on the creation of a Special Tribunal for the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine. The agreement was recently signed between our state and the Council of Europe and now must be promptly ratified to begin the process of the tribunal's actual creation. I have also instructed to expedite the processing and submission of the necessary legislative changes to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, so that our side ensures everything is 100% covered for the full implementation of the agreement on the tribunal's creation. I ask the people's deputies to consider this issue without delay.
He noted that he expects the MFA and OP teams to swiftly present a corresponding schedule of work with partners for the implementation of the agreement on the tribunal's creation and the institution's actual launch.
Already this year, Russia must feel that its responsibility for the crime of aggression is inevitable and that an international legal process has truly begun to hold Russia accountable. Aggression is a crime, and indeed, unavoidable punishment for Russia for this crime is a global interest for everyone in the world who wants a peaceful life for their people.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, together with Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset, signed an agreement on the creation of a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
The creation of a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine is just the beginning, and now strong cooperation is needed so that every Russian criminal faces justice, including Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.