Ukraine, European rights body sign accord for tribunal on Russian aggression

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy adjusts his suit, as he arrives for a dinner for NATO heads of states and government hosted by Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Dutch Queen Maxima, on the sidelines of a NATO Summit, at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, Netherlands June 24, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

(Reuters) -Ukraine and the Council of Europe human rights body signed an agreement on Wednesday forming the basis for a special tribunal intended to bring to justice senior Russian officials for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset signed the accord in the French city of Strasbourg at the Council's headquarters.