The Council of Europe approves the creation of a register of war damage

He The European Council gave the green light this Wednesday to create a damage in the war in Ukraine, with which he hopes that in the future Russia will compensate Kyiv for the attack on its territory. Forty of the 46 member states of this human rights body independent of the European Union (EU) supported the resolution, which seeks to lay the groundwork for “justice and reparations” in the conflict. Voices against where Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Serbia, Hungary and Turkey.

The leaders’ summit, which was held for two days in Iceland, was attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky via video call and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmigal in person.

Support for Kyiv and the defense of democratic values ​​was one of the clearest messages of the meeting. Iceland’s prime minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, stressed that the damage register approved yesterday was an “important step” to “guarantee accountability”.

Help the victims

The general secretary of that organization, Marija Pejčinović Burić, pointed out that this mechanism “will help the victims to register their losses”. The register will have a initial term of three years and will be based in The Hague (Netherlands), and will also have an office in Ukraine. Its creation is a “success” for the Ukrainian authorities, who have invited all countries to join as a “sign of support”. In fact, Prime Minister Shmigal noted that he hopes this tool will become operational “as soon as possible.”

In his speech on Tuesday, Zelensky thanked the West for its support, but stressed that the country needed more weapons to advance its counteroffensive in the Donbass to drive out Russian troops. “There is so much to do. We still need air defense systems and missiles,” he said. The leader insisted that Ukraine still urgently needs ammunition, especially the 155 caliber.