'Point of no return': 36 countries join special tribunal to prosecute Vladimir Putin

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'Point of no return': 36 countries join special tribunal to prosecute Vladimir Putin  The tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine marks "the point of no return" in the search for justice, the country's foreign minister said on Friday. But the court will face limitations in bringing Putin to justice.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/15/point-of-no-return-36-countries-join-special-tribunal-to-prosecute-vladimir-putin  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:0036 countries have signed up to a special tribunal to prosecute Russian President Vladimir Putin

00:07for the crime of aggression against Ukraine during the annual meeting of foreign affairs

00:13ministers of the Council of Europe in Moldova. Ukraine's foreign minister Andrei Sibiha hailed

00:21the decision and referred to the Nuremberg trials of surviving Nazi leaders in comparison.

00:27He added that Putin will be remembered in history as a criminal. The tribunal will work alongside a

00:34damage register collecting claims from victims of Russia's aggression and a claims commission that

00:41will assess those claims and decide compensation. The initiative was launched because the International

00:47Criminal Court can only prosecute the crime of aggression if the country involved is a member.

00:54Unlike war crimes or genocide, the crime of aggression targets top leaders, not individual

01:00soldiers. Responsibility lies with those who control the state. But as long as they remain in office,

01:07Putin and other top leaders cannot be tried in their absence.

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