Iceland and Poland have confirmed their readiness to join the agreement on the Special Tribunal for investigating the crime of aggression against Ukraine, said Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.
“We are grateful to our Icelandic and Polish partners for taking this important step. It marks a turning point: with 17 confirmations we have officially crossed the bare legal minimum of Council of Europe member states required to put the agreement to vote,” he wrote on social media platform X.
According to the Foreign Minister, the Enlarged Partial Agreement (EPA) on the governing committee of the Special Tribunal can now be submitted for consideration and adoption at the meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe at ministerial level in Chișinău on May 14–15.
“Less than a year have passed since we gave the green light to the Tribunal on May 9th, 2025, when we gathered European foreign ministers in Lviv. And now we have prepared all legal steps to put the Tribunal into action,” he said.
Sybiha added that Ukraine will continue collecting signatures from countries to join—both within the Council of Europe and beyond, across all continents and regions—and urged all states to participate in these “historic accountability efforts.”
“Criminals in Moscow must realize that justice is inevitable. From ordinary Russian executors to the highest military and political leadership. Accountability is critical for a lasting peace,” he concluded.
