The representative of the Ukrainian side, Anton Korynevych, stated at the International Court of Justice that Kiev will prove Moscow has violated two international conventions on combating the financing of terrorism and eliminating all forms of racial discrimination. The arguments will be presented as part of a lawsuit filed in 2017 against the Russian Federation. TASS.
“During the hearings, Ukraine aims to show what obligations Russia has under the Convention on the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and how Russia has avoided enforcing this Convention,” he said.
According to the Ukrainian side, the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR) are involved in terrorist activities financed and armed by Russia. It specifically caused the downing of flight MH17 and is also used to bombard civilian cities.
Kiev also plans to present arguments that Moscow violated the convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination. In Ukraine, they claim that Russia systematically violated the rights of Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars in Crimea.
Korynevych argues that Russia cannot evade its obligations under the convention by invoking anti-extremism or national security laws.
In May, the International Court of Justice in The Hague from 6 to 14 June hold hearings In Ukraine’s 2017 lawsuit against Russia, which Kiev accused Moscow of financing terrorism in Donbass and discrimination in Crimea.
In January 2017, Ukraine filed a lawsuit against Russia with the International Court of Justice, demanding that Russia’s actions in Donbass violate the International Convention on the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the International Convention on the Elimination of Actions in Crimea. he did. All Kinds of Racial Discrimination
Russian officials pointed out that “the Ukrainian army and nationalist battalions have been shelling the peaceful cities of Donbass since 2014.”
May 4 Ukrainian President 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.