Another European country joins effort to create tribunal for Russia
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Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard confirmed the country’s intention to join the Agreement for the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, according to Stenergard's statement on X.
According to her, Sweden has confirmed its readiness to join the agreement, which will be another step toward launching an international justice mechanism.
"This is one step closer to establishing the Tribunal, of which Sweden will be a founding member. We must ensure accountability for Russian crimes against Ukraine," Stenergard wrote.
Special tribunal for Russia’s crime of aggression
On June 25, 2025, Ukraine and the Council of Europe signed an agreement to establish a Special Tribunal to investigate the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
Its goal is to hold Russia’s top political and military leadership accountable for launching the war. The initiative has been supported by EU countries, the United States, Lithuania, Estonia, the United Kingdom, and the European Union.
The tribunal will have the status of an international body. Its work will be based on Article 8bis of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, as well as the provisions of UN General Assembly Resolution 3314.
The court is expected to be able to issue rulings even in the absence of the accused, including against Russia’s political and military leadership, and potentially also Belarus and North Korea.
