Zelensky on Bucha and other war crimes: Path to justice is long, but we push through

He stated this while speaking to journalists at the "Bucha Summit 2026," according to Ukrinform.

"The track of justice will move forward… It is long. At first, no one believed in it, but now quite a few leaders do. You see, we are gradually advancing it," Zelensky said.

He noted that the issue of justice is a key point in negotiations with the Netherlands. Zelensky recalled that this topic was raised during the first visit to Ukraine by the country's new Prime Minister, Rob Jetten.

The president also announced his own visit to the Netherlands within a month.

EU ministers' delegation honored the memory of the victims of the Russian occupation in Bucha / Photo: Volodymyr Tarasov, Ukrinform

"We will follow this path. We will push through regardless," he emphasized.

As Ukrinform reported, on June 25, President Zelensky signed an agreement with the Council of Europe in the Palace of Europe in Strasbourg to establish a Special Tribunal for the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine.

On July 15, the Verkhovna Rada ratified the law approving the agreement between Ukraine and the Council of Europe on creating the Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.

First photo: Office of the President