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Russia snubs International Court of Justice hearing in case brought by Ukraine
Updated On: 07 March, 2022 04:23 PM IST | Hague | PTI
`The fact that Russian seats are empty speaks loudly. They are not here in this court of law. They are on a battlefield waging aggressive war against my country,` Ukrainian representative Anton Korynevych told judges at the UN top court
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The Peace Palace, also known as Vredespalais, in Hague, Netherlands which houses the International Court of Justice. Pic/ istock
A representative for Kyiv urged the United Nations` top court on Monday to order Russia to halt its devastating invasion of Ukraine, at a hearing snubbed by Russia amid its ongoing assault on its neighbour.
Ukrainian representative Anton Korynevych told judges at the International Court of Justice: “Russia must be stopped and the court has a role to play in stopping it.” Ukraine has asked the court to order Russia to “immediately suspend the military operations” launched Feb 24 “that have as their stated purpose and objective the prevention and punishment of a claimed genocide” in the separatist eastern regions of Luhansk and Donetsk.
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