EU backs body to compensate Ukraine war victims
newsMay 11, 20268318
On May 11 European Union foreign ministers agreed to establish an International Claims Commission to award compensation to victims of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. Canada is expected to sign the convention during a May 11 visit to Brussels, which would make Canada the first non-European country to join the mechanism. EU states are debating whether seized and frozen Russian state assets should fund the commission's awards, a move that would link asset freezes to reparations and create a novel international precedent.
