The next meeting of the Coordination Group for the establishment of the Special Tribunal for Russia's crime of aggression will take place in Vienna this month. This was announced by Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin during a briefing at the high-level international conference "United for Justice: Accountability for Attacks on Civilian Targets."
"We are moving forward, and the team is preparing for the next meeting of the Coordination Group, which will occur in Vienna in mid-September. We will see the results after the meeting because we all understand that this needs to be done," said Kostin.
According to the Prosecutor General, rumors that "someone is tired" are not true.
"The discussion is active not only within the meeting of the Coordination Group but also involves some communication through diplomatic channels. We are trying to find a common solution," he noted.
One of the proposals includes entering into an agreement with the Council of Europe to establish the Special Tribunal for Russia's crime of aggression, similar to the agreement on creating the Register of Damages.
The Prosecutor General stated that creating the Special Tribunal requires the political will of the countries involved in the Coordination Group.
"It is also about the political will of the countries that have already officially supported the idea of creating the Special Tribunal, understanding that the crime of aggression cannot go unpunished. We expect political will for joining this agreement with the Council of Europe," emphasized Kostin.
He added that a statute for the Special Tribunal must be created to regulate its operational procedures.
Ukraine, along with its partners, is advancing the creation of the Special Tribunal to hold the leadership of the Russian Federation criminally responsible for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
The establishment of such a tribunal has been supported by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the European Parliament, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, and several states.
