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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine open to peace talks but Russia issues ultimatums, Ukrainian parliament chair says

Ukraine's foreign policy committee chair says Russia shows no genuine interest in peace negotiations, warns Putin may use Trump meeting to break isolation rather than pursue real talks.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukraine claims milestone in top UN Court, but Russia left unpunished

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Russian Aggression

Ukraine claims milestone in top UN Court, but Russia left unpunished

After nearly 7 years, the International Court of Justice issued a nuanced ruling on Ukraine's case over Russian violations in occupied Crimea and Donbas - one with symbolic meaning but limited tangible impact for now.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Zelenskyy: Russia not elected to UN’s top court for the first time since 1946

For the first time in 77 years, Russia will have no judge on the ICJ after UN rejected its candidate in voting at both the Security Council and General Assembly. Instead, Australia, Mexico, Romania, South Africa and the US won ICJ seats.

byMaria Tril

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Ukraine’s allies back Kyiv at top UN court against Russia

In an unprecedented show of solidarity, 32 states back Ukraine at the UN court, accusing Russia of manipulating the genocide convention to validate its 2022 invasion.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine’s international law victories over Russia ring hollow as West rejects practical measures of support

The International Court of Justice On Wednesday, March 16th, backed by an overwhelming majority ruling of thirteen votes…

byAmanda-Jane Eddleston

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Ukraine vs Russia at the ICJ: It is not Ukraine commiting genocide, but Russia committing war crimes in Ukraine

In its case Ukraine vs Russia, Ukraine requested the International court of Justice (ICJ) to intervene in the…

byEuromaidan Press Staff

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ICJ examines Ukraine’s case regarding Russia’s false pretext of “genocide” to invade Ukraine

On 7 March, the ICJ started examining examine Ukraine’s lawsuit against the Russian Federation over Putin’s invasion of…

byEuromaidan Press Staff

Тіла пасажирів рейсового автобусу, які були вбиті внаслідок ракетного удару російських гібридних сил. Загинуло 12 (за іншими даними 13) людей, ще 18 були поранені. Донеччина, околиця міста Волновахи, 13 січня 2015 року

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Legal battle: How Ukraine sues Russia in international courts

The largest number of Ukrainian lawsuits against Russia are filed in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).…

byRadio Liberty

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What are Ukraine’s chances of winning against Russia in the International Court of Justice?

What Ukraine demands Two groups of Ukrainian accusations and demands to Russia regarding terrorism in Donbas and discrimination…

byBohdan Ben

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War on terms: who’s fighting against Ukraine in Donbas – terrorists, rebels, insurgents?

Is the conflict domestic or international? In December 2018, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal…

byYuri Zoria

Russian involvement in 2015 Mariupol attack revealed

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Ukraine reveals proof that Russian officers directed rocket attack on Mariupol in 2015

The 2015 attack on Mariupol The 24 January 2015 rocket bombardment was another attempt by the Russian-hybrid forces…

byYuri Zoria

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What Ukraine won and lost at the International Court of Justice

On Wednesday, April 19, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations’ top court, issued its first…

byEuropean Pravda

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Ukraine vs. Russia in The Hague

Last week Kyiv began its fight in the courts. Ukrainians and Russians faced each other at the UN…

byZN

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Ukraine vs. Russia in The Hague: key arguments

On 8 March, the Ukrainian representatives took the floor once again in the International Criminal Court in The…

byEuromaidan Press Staff

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Russia in The Hague: the lies, the fakes, and the fairy tales

On 7 March 2017, representatives of Russia were given the floor to answer Ukraine’s accusations of funding terrorism…

byAlya Shandra

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What are Ukraine’s odds in the UN Court lawsuit against Russia?

Over 6-9 March 2017, the International Court of Justice will hold hearings on a case where Ukraine accuses Russia…

byUkrainian Crisis Media Center

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Ukraine accuses Russia of funding terrorism and racial discrimination in the Hague. Full introductory text

On 6 March 2017, the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the UN, started holding hearings…

byEuromaidan Press Staff

An official Putin mural on a crumbling wall in Crimea says: "Crimea is our common wealth." The infrastructure of the occupied peninsular has been steadily deteriorating since its anschluss by Russia. (Photo: Nik Afanasiew)

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Hague Court rules against Moscow on Crimea, so Moscow withdraws from Rome Agreement

Prosecutors of the International Criminal Court in the Hague have posted on the website of the court a…

byPaul A. Goble

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Hague receives report on Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine

On 22 April the report “Russian War Crimes in Eastern Ukraine” was conveyed to the International Criminal Court…

byViktoriia Zhuhan

Russian invasion in Georgia in August 2008. A wounded Georgian woman in the town of Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi. (Image: Reuters)

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Hague court seems set to find Moscow guilty of ethnic cleansing in Georgia, Portnikov says

Having been identified by a British court as involved with the murder by polonium of Alexander Litvinenko, Vladimir…

byPaul A. Goble