36 Countries Back Putin Trial Plan in The Hague, Bulgaria Refuses to Join the Initiative

Thirty-six states, mostly European, have formally backed the creation of a special tribunal aimed at prosecuting Russian President Vladimir Putin over the crime of aggression linked to the war in Ukraine. Bulgaria is among four EU members that did not join the initiative, which will be headquartered in The Hague and was reported by Euronews. The agreement was endorsed on May 15 during the annual meeting of foreign ministers of the Council of Europe, an institution focused on human rights and tasked with addressing legal gaps left by the International Criminal Court....