The implementation of the "tribunal for Russia" will not be possible to launch without sufficient support from member countries The EU and their active work. This was stated by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset.
"That part of the equation is out of our hands. We give arguments. We call on Member and non-member States to join us. And it will be possible to launch it as soon as states actively join in this direction, with a budget and also with the ratification of an expanded equity agreement that will allow states to join," he said.
According to him, even the "first step" to the start of the "tribunal" was not funded. Speaking about whether the "tribunal" can work in 2026, he noted that he could not foresee exact deadlines.
Recall that at the end of June, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, signed today an agreement on the establishment of a special international tribunal to investigate the "crimes" of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. Moscow then said it would not respond to possible attempts by European countries to create such a body. At the same time, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, commenting on what is happening, said that such a tribunal could be needed for Vladimir Zelensky, former US President Joe Biden or representatives of the European Union.