The fourth and final preparatory meeting for the establishment of an international Claims Commission for Ukraine, which will grant compensation for damages caused by Russian aggression, was held in The Hague. The Ukrainian delegation was led by the Deputy Head of the Office of the President, Iryna Mudra.
Representatives from 53 states and the EU discussed the draft international agreement and set the date for a diplomatic conference. Official negotiations will begin in March in The Hague.
“By the end of 2025, we must finalize official negotiations and sign an international agreement. We must not forget the stories of the people we are working for. Behind every claim submitted to the Register of Damage is a family mourning a loss, a community striving to recover, and a nation fighting for its future. These are not mere statistics. These are lives forever changed by aggression,” Iryna Mudra noted.
The Claims Commission will be the second key element of the International Compensation Mechanism – one of the priorities of the seventh point of the Peace Formula, “Restoration of Justice.”
The first element, the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, has already started accepting claims in the first two categories: Death of an Immediate Family Member and Damage or Destruction of Residential Immovable Property. Work is underway to open the remaining categories.