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Andorra and Monaco Join Special Tribunal on Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine
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Andorra and Monaco have officially joined the Special Tribunal tasked with investigating the crime of aggression during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced on May 11 the addition of these two nations, bringing the total number of participating countries to 27.
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The legal framework for the Special Tribunal is moving toward a final decision. The agreement for its formal establishment will be presented for a vote during the meeting of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, which is scheduled to take place in Moldova on May 14 and 15.
Ukraine is grateful to Andorra and Monaco for expressing their intent to join the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
— Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 (@andrii_sybiha) May 11, 2026
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Ukraine continues to advocate for the creation of this specific institution because existing international bodies, such as the International Criminal Court, currently lack the jurisdiction to prosecute the specific crime of aggression in this context.
The initiative gained significant momentum on May 9, 2025, when European foreign ministers and EU leadership expressed their political support for the project.
The foundation for the tribunal was further solidified on June 25, when President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset signed a formal agreement in Strasbourg.
The list of countries currently supporting the Special Tribunal includes Austria, Portugal, Iceland, Poland, France, Costa Rica, Croatia, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Finland, Greece, the Czech Republic, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Andorra, and Monaco.
On April 14, 2026, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced that Poland and Iceland had joined the agreement to establish a Special Tribunal for Russia’s crime of aggression.
Their participation was a decisive turning point, as it allowed the coalition to officially cross the legal threshold of 17 Council of Europe member states required to bring the matter to a vote.
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