The international coalition of 39 states (Core Group) officially supported the creation of a special tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
The Office of the President has announced this, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
The Core Group meeting was held in Lviv with the participation of Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, High Representative of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, European Commissioner Michael McGrath, representatives of the Council of Europe and foreign ministers of the Core Group member states.
The President's Office notes that for more than two years, legal teams of the Core Group member states have been working to eliminate the gap in international law regarding responsibility for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. As a result of coordinated work, draft constituent documents necessary for the creation of a special tribunal were prepared.
The next step will be a meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, which will be held on May 13-14 in Luxembourg. It will begin the formal process of establishing a special tribunal within the Council of Europe.
As a result of today's meeting, a final Joint Statement ("Lviv Statement") was adopted on the completion of the work of the coalition of states to establish a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on Europe Day, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, the foreign ministers of the EU countries, and delegations from 35 states and the Council of Europe arrived in Lviv.
In February, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine would work on a tribunal for the leader of the aggressor country, russia, vladimir putin, and his associates even after the end of the hot phase of the war.
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