On September 18, the United Nations International Court of Justice in the Hague begins hearings on the claim filed by Ukraine in February 2022 against Russia for violation of the genocide convention in connection with Russia’s special military operation on the territory of the republic. This was reported by RIA News.
Hearings regarding the relevant claim will be held between 18-27 September. This meeting block is devoted to preliminary objections raised by Moscow.
Representatives of Russia will speak on September 18, and representatives of Ukraine the next day. On September 20, the floor will be given to Germany, Australia, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Sweden and Bulgaria, which are the countries allowed by the court to participate in the case. , Canada and the Netherlands.
After Russia launched a special military operation on February 26, 2022, Ukraine filed a lawsuit against Russia at the International Court of Justice. In a decision dated March 16, 2022, the court called on the Russian Federation to immediately suspend the SVO on the territory of the republic.
On October 3, 2022, the Russian side filed preliminary objections to the jurisdiction of the UN tribunal in The Hague and the admissibility of the claim.
In June, Russia’s representative at the hearings at the United Nations International Court of Justice, Alexander Shulgin statedThe Russian Federation seeks complete rejection of Ukraine’s claims for alleged violations of the Convention on the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism.
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