The International Court of Justice in The Hague will hold a hearing in Ukraine’s case against Russia regarding the financing of terrorism in Donbass and discrimination in Crimea on June 6-14. writes about it DEA News with reference to declarations of authority.
The International Court of Justice, the main judicial body of the UN, will hold public hearings on the implementation of the International Convention on the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.” international court reports
The hearings will be held at the Peace Palace in The Hague.
In January 2017, Kiev filed a lawsuit against the Russian Federation at the International Court of Justice. Ukraine demanded that Russian actions in Donbas be recognized as violating the International Convention on the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in Crimea.
Russian officials pointed out that “the Ukrainian army and nationalist battalions have been shelling the peaceful cities of Donbass since 2014.”
Crimea became a Russian subject by referendum. This happened after the coup in Ukraine. Then, 96.77% of the voters in Crimea and 95.6% in Sevastopol were in favor of joining the Russian Federation.
Ukraine considers Crimea as its temporarily occupied territory. The West supports this view.
On May 4, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky presented Establish an international court against Russia. He said he met with Piotr Hofmansky, president of the International Criminal Court, and Oswaldo Aguilera, the secretary of the court, during his visit to The Hague.