As investigations continue collecting evidence of atrocity crimes committed in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials—both in the government and the Verkhovna Rada—have led the charge for establishing an international, treaty-based Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression. Such a tribunal would apply the definition of aggression that was established through the Rome Statute to hold Russian officials accountable for the war against Ukraine. But while the proposal has received support from multilateral organizations, including the European Parliament, no treaty has been promulgated to date.
The US Institute of Peace, the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and the Ukrainian Embassy to the United States host a conversation on the creation of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression, featuring keynote remarks from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Featuring remarks from
H. E. Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine
Welcome remarks
Lise Grande
President and CEO
US Institute of Peace
The Hon. Bill Keating
US Representative (D-MA)
US House of Representatives
Ambassador Oksana Markarova
Embassy of Ukraine to the United States
Andrii Smyrnov
Deputy Head, Office of the President of Ukraine
The Hon. Joe Wilson
US Representative (R-SC)
US House of Representatives
Andriy Yermak
Head, Office of the President of Ukraine
A conversation with
Oleksandra Drik
International Cooperation Coordinator
Center for Civil Liberties
Ambassador Anton Korynevych
Ambassador-at-Large
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Ambassador David J. Scheffer
Senior Fellow
Council on Foreign Relations
Lesia Zaburanna
Chair, Subcommittee on Public Expenditures
Parliament of Ukraine
Moderated by
Ambassador William B. Taylor
Vice President, Russian and Europe Center
US Institute of Peace
Closing remarks
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Europe in crisis
War in Ukraine
In February 2022, Moscow launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine after a months-long military build-up, threatening the country’s sovereignty and its future. This existential moment for the country follows the 2014 Maidan revolution, a nexus for Ukraine’s Europe-focused foreign policy and reform efforts. The ensuing Russian invasion and occupation of Crimea, aggression in Ukraine’s east, and Kremlin disinformation efforts, cast a shadow over Ukraine’s independence.
The Eurasia Center’s mission is to enhance transatlantic cooperation in promoting policies that strengthen stability, democratic values, and prosperity in Eurasia, from Eastern Europe in the West to the Caucasus, Russia, and Central Asia in the East.