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Special Tribunal for Ukraine: broad support for Council of Europe agreement

Council of Europe 15 May 2026 Chişinău (Republic of Moldova)

Thirty-six countries and the European Union have committed to joining the tribunal

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Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine: Council of Europe, European Union agree to set up advance team

Council of Europe 24 January 2026 Strasbourg

The Council of Europe and the European Union have signed an agreement on the financing of an advance team to establish the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, within the framework of the Council of Europe. The aim of the joint project is to create a team to prepare the...

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Ukraine and the Council of Europe sign Agreement on establishing a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine

Secretary General 25 June 2025 Strasbourg

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, have signed an agreement on the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, including the Statute of the Special Tribunal. Yesterday, the Council of...

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Special Tribunal for Ukraine: Secretary General welcomes completion of technical discussions

Secretary General 21 March 2025 Strasbourg

Commenting on the completion of the final meeting of the Core Group* on a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, Secretary General Alain Berset said: “I welcome the successful outcome of the Core Group’s meeting and the finalisation of the necessary technical legal...

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Secretary General welcomes major step towards creating a Special Tribunal for Ukraine

Secretary General 4 February 2025 Brussels

Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has welcomed a major step forward in Brussels today towards creating a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, within the framework of the Council of Europe. The 13th meeting of the international Core Group* of senior legal...

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