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Council of Europe boss calls for support for Ukraine Special Tribunal

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 256 words · By Méabh Mc Mahon
International Justice and Accountability Russia-Ukraine Conflict European Human Rights and Migration
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What to know about International Justice and Accountability

The Council says work on a special tribunal to prosecute Russian crimes of aggression against Ukraine is progressing quickly, despite uncertainty over US support.

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What happened

The Council says work on a special tribunal to prosecute Russian crimes of aggression against Ukraine is progressing quickly, despite uncertainty over US support.

Why it matters

Speaking to Euronews' flagship morning show, Europe Today, Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset said more than 36 countries are ready to join their special tribunal to hold Russia accountable for atrocities carried out in Ukraine.

Common ground

However, key decisions on funding, location and political backing are still needed before proceedings can properly begin.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/27/council-of-europe-boss-calls-for-m…

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “more than 36 countries are ready to join their special tribunal to hold Russia accountable for atrocities carried out in Ukraine”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'more' and general Wikipedia entries about the war. There is no mention of the specific number of countries (36) ready to join a tribunal in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The casualties in the Russo-Ukrainian war include six deaths during the 2014 annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, 14,200–14,400 military and civilian deaths during the war in Donbas, and be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Russo-Ukrain…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been several rounds of peace talks to end the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war since it began with Russia's invasion in February 2022. Russia's president Vladimir Putin seeks recognition of all …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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Claim 2: “a new political declaration on migration agreed by the Council of Europe’s 46 member states last week”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of mathematical facts about the number 46 and telephone country codes. There is no evidence provided regarding a political declaration on migration by the Council of Europe.
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web search NEUTRAL — In mathematics 46 is a composite number, a centered triangular number, [1] and a Wedderburn-Etherington number, and an Erdős–Woods number. [2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/46_(number)
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 6, 2013 · Some interesting non-math facts about the number 46: In chemistry, 46 is the atomic number of Palladium. In human biology, there are 46 human chromosomes. There are 22 pairs of autosomes…
https://discover.hubpages.com/education/Math-Facts-Of-The-Nu…
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web search NEUTRAL — In which country is the +46 area code used? The country code +46 belongs to Sweden. This means that if you want to make a call or receive a call from a phone number located in Sweden it will use this …
https://en.codigosinternacionales.com/world/area-code-46-cou…
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Claim 3: “Russia's four-year-old assault on the country”
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The claim states the assault is 'four-year-old'. However, the evidence from Wikipedia and web search explicitly states the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022. As of the current date in the evidence (2025), the full-scale invasion has lasted approximately 3 years, not 4. While conflict began in 2014, the 'full-scale invasion' referenced in the context of the tribunal is specifically the 2022 event.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia Pummels Kyiv in the Largest Drone Attack of the War. At least 24 people were killed and dozens were wounded in a drone and missile assault, days after President Vladimir Putin of Russia said th…
https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/ukraine-russia
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web search NEUTRAL — For Subscribers Russia is losing in Ukraine. Xi has noticed — Trump should too. c844207c-d8a4-4932-a4aa-98be46dff8fc.jpeg.‘Oil is literally falling from the sky’: Russian town fears environmental disa…
https://www.cnn.com/world/europe/ukraine
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Claim 4: “the Special Tribunal to ensure that top Kremlin officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, will one day be tried for their unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine”
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Multiple sources confirm the tribunal's focus on top leadership with decision-making authority, specifically mentioning that prosecutors would target Vladimir Putin and other top officials for the aggression.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 17 March 2023, following an investigation of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin, the president of Rus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_arrest_warrants_for_Russia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Special military operation" (also "special operation", and abbreviated as "SMO" or "SVO", or Russian: спецопера́ция, romanized: spetsoperatsiya, Ukrainian: спецопера́ція) is the official term used by…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_military_operation
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vladimir Rudolfovich Solovyov (Russian: Владимир Рудольфович Соловьёв, born 20 October 1963) is a Russian TV presenter and propagandist. He has been an anchor on the television show Evening with Vladi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Solovyov_(TV_presente…
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Claim 5: “The Council of Europe signed an agreement with Ukraine last June establishing the Special Tribunal”
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Three independent web search results explicitly confirm that an agreement between the Council of Europe and Ukraine to establish the Special Tribunal was signed on June 25, 2025, in Strasbourg.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2022, four days after it was invaded by Russia, Ukraine applied for membership of the European Union (EU). Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy requested immediate admission under a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Ukraine_to_the_Eu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (STCAU, French: Tribunal spécial pour le crime d'agression contre l'Ukraine) is an ad hoc international criminal tribunal aimed at pros…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Tribunal_for_the_Crime…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — International relations between the European Union (EU) and Ukraine are shaped through the Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA). Ukraine …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine–European_Union_relatio…
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