The USA did not join: Callas launched the creation of a "tribunal for Putin" in Lviv — WP

The United States will not join the tribunal for the prosecution of high-ranking Russian officials for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, which will be created by the Council of Europe while Donald Trump is in power. It is reported by The Washington Post newspaper with reference to a European official.

According to the representative of the European Union, although the United States took an active part in the negotiations on the tribunal under the administration of Joe Biden, they will not join the agreement now that Donald Trump is in the White House. The source also said that the tribunal can try high-ranking Russian officials in absentia, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has immunity until he leaves office.

Foreign Ministers of the countries The EU is in Lviv today on Ukraine has officially approved the creation of a "tribunal for Putin."

"EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaya Kallas and more than 15 foreign ministers, including from France, Germany and the United Kingdom, visited Lviv, where they officially approved the creation of a tribunal to be established by the Council of Europe, the leading human rights organization on the continent, founded after World War II," writes The newspaper.

The EU has sought to gain international support for this plan, which is not an easy task, the article says. Today's agreement on the tribunal is the culmination of almost two years of negotiations and legal planning, it has received the approval of 37 states, including most EU countries, the UK, Canada and Norway.