President of Latvia calls for creation of “Putin-style” tribunal at Council of Eure summit

President Egils Levits of Latvia made this statement during his speech at the Council of Eure summit in Reykjavik, as reported by a correspondent from Ukrinform.

"Today, Russia is adding a bloody chapter to Eurean history. Aggressive warfare is the greatest international crime. Unfortunately, the International Criminal Court lacks jurisdiction in this case. And this is an interable gap in international law," he said.

The Latvian President further added that immediately after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, he prosed the establishment of an ad hoc international tribunal to address this case.

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"This is necessary for three reasons: first, to restore justice for Ukraine; second, to uphd the standards of international law established after World War II that prohibit aggressive warfare; and third, to not undermine trust in our democratic values," he added.

Levits noted that Latvia and dozens of other countries are already working together within the United Nations on the creation of an international special tribunal for the Russian crime of aggression.

"Legally, it is possible. All that is needed is pitical will. I call upon all of you, cleagues, to join this initiative," he stated.

The Latvian President also emphasized that Russia must compensate Ukraine for all the damages incurred during the aggression. "Therefore, I welcome the decision to establish a Registry of Damages caused by Russia's aggression against Ukraine," he added.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, at the Council of Eure summit in Reykjavik, over 40 countries and the EU signed an agreement to create a Registry of Damages caused to Ukraine by Russia's aggression.

The Registry of Damages is being established as a platform for intergovernmental coeration within the institutional framework of the Council of Eure.

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Additionally, Ukraine, together with its partners, is advancing the creation of a special tribunal to hd the leadership of the Russian Federation criminally responsible for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.

The establishment of such a tribunal has been supported by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Eure, the Eurean Parliament, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, and individual states.