Overview
- A convention signed in The Hague establishes an International Claims Commission for Ukraine as a core element of the compensation architecture.
- The Register of Damage has logged about 100,000 claims as of January 2026, highlighting the scale of losses awaiting adjudication.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky met Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset to push a unified approach on reparations and accountability, then awarded him the Order of Merit, First Class.
- Berset said the Council of Europe will continue work toward launching a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
- Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko discussed opening a Council of Europe Development Bank office in Ukraine, a 2027–2030 Council of Europe Action Plan, and efforts to secure the return of deported Ukrainian children.