HE The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague rejected important part Although Ukraine’s case against the Russian Federation has had some actions in the neighboring country since its annexation Crimea and rebellion in the region Donbas in 2014 was sentenced. The court ruled that Moscow violated parts of the international agreement. terrorism and the agreement against discrimination, both legal texts are supported by the UN. But it did not order Moscow to pay any compensation to its neighbor and refused to rule on the 2014 shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines plane. Russian anti-aircraft battery.
The case was filed in 2017 and accused Russia of violating both international agreements. for collecting and financing discriminates against rebel groups and the Tatar ethnic minority, and Ukrainian in annexed Crimea. In the first case, the court accepted that Moscow had violated the provisions of that agreement by failing to investigate the transfer of funds from Russia to finance “terrorist activities” and ordered Moscow to investigate this matter. Regarding the latter, although he acknowledged that the Ukrainian language had been discriminated against, he denied accusations of discrimination against the Tatar ethnic group on the annexed peninsula, which had traditionally been subjected to harsh repressions and deportations during the Soviet period.
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TIJ regarding the downing of the Malaysian plane in eastern Ukraine abstained making any decision on the grounds that the arms shipment cannot be classified as terrorist financing. In November 2022, a Dutch court sentenced him to life imprisonment “in absentia” to two Russian citizens and a Ukrainian, considered that it was proven that the bullet that brought down the plane was fired by one person, due to their roles in the incident. anti-aircraft battery Illegally transported from Russian territory to Ukraine.
This is the court’s second decision regarding the Ukraine war. In March 2022, the ICJ ordered Russia to cease its operations. military operations in the neighboring country, explaining Moscow’s reasons for launching the invasion, especially Kiev’s “genocide” in the east of Ukraine. Precisely next Friday, the court will also rule on the lawsuit filed by Kiev against Russia on the grounds that it wrongly applied the 1948 Genocide Convention to justify the occupation. Although TIJ decisions appealThe institution lacks the means to implement its decisions.