Almost all allies ready to create tribunal for Russia, discussing specific mechanisms

This was reported on February 13 by the official website of the President of Ukraine.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Heads of the Presidential Office Andriy Smyrnov and Andriy Sybiha, Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Anton Korynevych and other members of the working group.

Yermak noted that most allied countries support Ukraine's initiative.

"Today, almost all of them say they are willing to participate in the creation of the tribunal. We are no longer discussing the likelihood of the idea itself, but the specific mechanisms of its creation," he emphasized.

Andriy Smyrnov, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office, emphasized that 2 of the 3 possible scenarios for the creation of the tribunal are acceptable to Ukraine.

In order to persuade partners to support the scenario of establishing the tribunal that Ukraine needs, Andriy Yermak said, it is necessary to prepare specific proposals that can be presented at international platforms.

"We need to find our own recipe for each country. We need to find the key to each country," the Head of the Presidential Office believes.

In addition, it is noted that in order to more effectively involve partner countries in the process of establishing a special tribunal, Andriy Yermak proposed to hold information briefings in the Presidential Office for representatives of states that support Ukraine's initiative.

Andriy Smyrnov noted that at the end of January, a meeting of the Core Group was held in Prague (Czech Republic), where representatives of more than 20 countries discussed further steps towards the creation of a special tribunal.

According to him, Eurojust is also working on holding an international summit on accountability for the crime of aggression in Ukraine, which should serve as a basis for systematizing evidence to formulate charges for the crime of aggression.

In addition, work is underway to establish the International Center for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression in Ukraine.

• The UN is investigating whether Russia's shelling of Ukrainian critical infrastructure constitutes a war crime.