Council of Europe advances Ukraine tribunal backed by 36 countries (opens in new tab)

Thirty-six countries and the European Union said they would join a planned Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine after foreign ministers in Chisinau approved a resolution linked to its creation. The supporters include 34 Council of Europe member states, Australia and Costa Rica; the Council of Europe said the move establishes an Enlarged Partial Agreement and a steering committee for the future court. The tribunal is intended to prosecute the crime of aggression arising...