⚖️🇺🇦 Wanted “Kyiv in 3 days” and a victory parade on Khreshchatyk?Instead, they may get an international tribunal in The Hague and war crimes convictions.Today marks a truly historic moment.The Council of Europe has officially launched the process of establishing a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. In practice, this means the beginning of a legal mechanism for personal accountability of Russia’s top political and military leadership.Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha compared this moment to the Nuremberg Trials:“Like the Nuremberg Tribunal 80 years ago, this Special Tribunal in The Hague will restore justice on the ruins of war.”This is no longer only about political declarations. Ukraine and its partners are building a full infrastructure of accountability: ⚖️ Special Tribunal, 📑 Register of Damages, 💰 Compensation Commission.The focus is not on an “abstract Russia,” but on specific individuals responsible for launching and conducting the war.Sybiha openly named those who may one day face justice: Putin, Shoigu, Gerasimov, Bortnikov, Zolotov, Medvedev, Patrushev, Lukashenko and others involved in the aggression against Ukraine.One of his strongest statements was:“Putin always wanted to go down in history. This Tribunal will help him achieve that. He will go down in history as a criminal.”More than 35 countries and the European Union have already joined the initiative, including 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇧 the United Kingdom, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇳🇱 the Netherlands, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇪🇸 Spain, the Baltic and Nordic states, and many others 🌍🇪🇺The symbolism here is impossible to ignore.In February 2022, the Kremlin planned to seize Kyiv in days, destroy Ukrainian statehood and redraw Europe’s borders by force.Three years later, reality looks very different:🇺🇦 Ukraine survived🛡️ NATO became stronger🏭 Europe is rearming⚖️ and Russia’s leadership is increasingly associated not with imperial victory, but with future trials in The Hague.Military power can destroy cities.But international justice can shape history.And history remembers not only conquerors — but also those who stood trial for crimes against humanity.