Thirty-five countries signed a convention in the Netherlands on Tuesday, Dec. 16, establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine to address damage caused by Russia’s invasion.
“In the Hague, together with 34 states and the European Union, and on the instructions of President Volodymyr Zelensky, I had the honor of signing the Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine. Thirty-five is a record number of states. This is a historic step,” Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha wrote on X.
The convention stipulates that the commission will operate under the auspices of the Council of Europe.
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset said the creation of the Register of Damage for Ukraine in 2023 marked the first step of an international compensation mechanism, according to Ukrainian media reports.
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