EU backs Ukraine war crimes tribunal in riposte to Putin’s war parade

Iryna Mudradeputy minister of justice

The special tribunal may start operating next year. This year we are completing the legal formalities, and the Council of Europe will begin to form - recruit judges, a secretariat, prosecutors, implement rules and procedures,

Iryna Mudra, a presidential aide, said in televised comments

The full text has been formed and tomorrow a high-level event will be held in Lviv, at the level of foreign ministers, where political support for the creation of the special tribunal will be expressed,

she added

These are approximately 20 people who planned, prepared, and directed the conduct of an aggressive war against Ukraine,

she said