The court proceedings came after Putin justified the invasion by saying that Ukraine was committing genocide
The Hague, Netherlands:
Kyiv has filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice accusing Russia of “planning genocide in Ukraine”, the Hague-based court said on Sunday.
In its filing on Saturday, Kyiv also accused Russia of “intentionally killing people and causing serious injury to members of Ukrainian nationality,” the ICJ said in a statement.
There is no independent endorsement of the claims.
The court proceedings came after Russian President Vladimir Putin justified the invasion by saying Ukraine was committing genocide against the country’s Russian-speaking community.
He used this baseless claim as an excuse to recognize the independence of the breakaway republics to the east of Donetsk and Lugansk and launch a full-scale invasion of the neighboring country. yours on Thursday.
The Russian leader has also repeatedly said that neo-fascism and fascism make up Kyiv’s leadership.
The ICJ statement said Ukraine “unequivocally denies” its act of genocide against its Russian-speaking community and that Russia acted “without any legal basis”.
Kyiv asked the court to prescribe interim measures “to prevent irreparable harm to the rights of the Ukrainian people and avoid aggravating or prolonging the dispute between the parties under the Genocide Convention”. .
The ICJ is the main judicial body of the United Nations. Formed after World War II, it ruled disputes between nations, largely based on treaties. Its decisions are final and cannot be appealed.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from the syndication feed.)
