World News | Special Tribunal to Prosecute Russian War Crimes to Be Set Up, Says Ukraine

Kyiv, May 9 (AP) Ukraine's Foreign Ministry on Friday said a special tribunal to prosecute Russian war crimes in Ukraine will be formally set up at a Council of Europe Committee of Ministers meeting later this month.

In a joint statement with foreign ministers from some 40 countries, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said technical legal work necessary to establish the tribunal is now completed.

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The Commitee of Ministers meeting will be held in Luxembourg on May 13-14.

The tribunal will focus on prosecuting Russian leaders most responsible for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine that began in 2022. (AP)

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