STORY: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed the Council of Europe on Wednesday (June 25) and urged political and legal cooperation "to make sure every Russian war criminal faces justice, including Putin."

Zelenskiy signed an agreement with the Council of Europe to set up a special tribunal to prosecute Russia for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.

Previously, Zelenskiy met with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of a NATO summit in The Hague after which Trump announced the US will consider providing more of the Patriot missiles that Ukraine needs to defend against mounting Russian strikes.

The U.S.-made Patriot batteries are critical to shooting down the Russian ballistic missiles that have increasingly rained on Ukrainian cities in recent weeks.

Dozens of people have been killed over the past week on the capital Kyiv and the southeastern regional capital of Dnipro.

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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY

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SHOWS: STRASBOURG, FRANCE (JUNE 25, 2025) (COUNCIL OF EUROPE - No resales)

1. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, WALKING UP TO LECTERN

2. 1(SOUNDBITE) (English) UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, SAYING:

"It will take strong political and legal cooperation to make sure every Russian war criminal faces justice, including Putin."

3. COUNCIL MEMBERS APPLAUDING

4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, SAYING:

"And importantly, they (achievements after previous wars in Europe) are also the result of Europe's commitment to justice. To holding evil accountable not just by force, but by law, by courts, by verdicts based on proven guilt."

5. COUNCIL MEMBERS APPLAUDING

6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, SAYING:

"You have set the standard for every democratic nation across the continent. Thank you for that, thank you."

7. COUNCIL MEMBERS APPLAUDING

8. ZELENSKIY STEPPING OFF LECTERN

9. VARIOUS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS APPLAUDING