The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has fully supported the efforts to investigate Russia's international crimes in Ukraine and voted in favor of creating an international tribunal.

This was reported by the PACE press service.

The new Assembly resolution, from which Russia was excluded, is based on a report by German deputy Frank Schwabe, head of the socialist group in the PACE.

PACE said that it was "concerned by the growing evidence of atrocities committed by the Russian armed forces" and expressed its full support to all efforts to investigate Russia's violations of international human rights and international humanitarian law, as well as other international crimes, including war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide and aggressor liability.

The head of the delegation of the Verkhovna Rada in the Assembly, Maria Mezentseva, noted that the PACE resolution appeals to the members of the Council of Europe to immediately establish a special international criminal tribunal to investigate and prosecute the crime of aggression committed by the political and military leadership of Russia and to provide the necessary financial support.

The document also calls for striving for energy independence from Russia, accelerating the energy transition and exploring alternatives to energy imports from Russia.

The resolution was supported by 144 voters out of 147 present.