PACE to vote on holding Russia accountable for aggression against Ukraine

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will vote on a resolution concerning the need to hold Russia accountable for its aggression against Ukraine.

The vote on the resolution will take place on 9 April.

"The spring session of PACE has officially started! The agenda for the week has been approved. An important resolution will be adopted on Wednesday following urgent procedure debates – ‘Russian war of aggression against Ukraine: the need for accountability, avoiding impunity’," Yevheniia Kravchuk, a member of the Ukrainian delegation to PACE and MP from the Servant of the People faction, wrote on Facebook. 

Kravchuk stated that the resolution will cover issues related to the establishment of a special tribunal for the crime of aggression, the creation of an international compensation mechanism, and accountability for war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.

"The aggressor must know that it will be held accountable for its crimes – politically, legally and financially. Otherwise, it is only a matter of time before such crimes are repeated," Kravchuk emphasised.

The group of states (Core Group) working on the establishment of a special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine finalised the technical and legal documents required to launch it under the Council of Europe.

In late March, The Hague hosted the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on an international treaty to establish the Claims Commission for Ukraine.

Read more about the plans to establish the tribunal in an interview with Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset: Tribunal on Russian aggression to start in 2025, no objections from Trump – interview