Zelenskyy Approves Plans On Special Tribunal

June 26, 2025 4:55 am

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has formally approved plans to establish a new international court to prosecute senior Russian officials for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The special tribunal will be created through an agreement between Ukraine and the Council of Europe which is the continent’s top human rights body. Zelenskyy visited the Strasbourg-based organization for the first time on Wednesday as part of the announcement. The special tribunal aims to target senior Russian leaders for the “crime of aggression.” Existing international courts including the International Criminal Court in The Hague lack jurisdiction to prosecute Russian nationals for that specific offense.