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Netherlands to Host Special Tribunal for Russia's Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine
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The Netherlands will host the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on July 3 after speaking with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten.
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"I also want to thank the Netherlands today for its historic decision to host a fully-fledged Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. This decision will make it possible to hold Russia's highest political and military leadership accountable specifically for the crime of aggression, and not only for its consequences," Zelenskyy said.
Jetten confirmed that the Netherlands is ready to host the tribunal and said those responsible for Russia's actions must be held accountable.
"Russia's aggression against Ukraine cannot go unpunished. That is why we must establish a Special Tribunal to hold those responsible for this aggression accountable. Today, the Dutch government decided that the Netherlands is ready to host the tribunal," Jetten said.
Zelenskyy also said that strengthening Ukraine's air defense remains one of the main areas of cooperation between Ukraine and the Netherlands.
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The tribunal will be based in the Netherlands, where the International Criminal Court (ICC) is already located in The Hague. The ICC investigates war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity.
In May 2026, the Council of Europe approved the transition from the signature-gathering phase to the operational stage of creating a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
At the time, officials said that 36 countries and the European Union had backed the initiative, while the Netherlands had completed the preparatory work needed to host the tribunal in The Hague.
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