Before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Ukraine responded this Tuesday, September 19 in the morning to Russia’s pleadings delivered on Monday morning.
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With our correspondent in The Hague, Stephanie Maupas
Lies, that’s what Ukraine’s lawyers denounced this Tuesday morning. And lies that kill, said Anton Korynevych, the Ukrainian ambassador for international justice.
“ For nine years, he said, we endured lies about genocide from the highest levels of the Russian government. For a year and a half we suffered terrible attacks because of these lies. Today, Ukraine simply requests to be heard before the Court so that it can resolve this dispute. »
In front of the fifteen judges, he listed the crimes perpetrated by the Russian forces. He claimed that Ukraine suffered at least $400 billion in damage.
Suit and tie in front of the judges, Anton Korynevych assured that Russia will have to make amends. Then he asserted that each Russian missile launch was a mark of Moscow’s distrust of the Court. Because 18 months ago, the judges ordered Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine. Without success.
kyiv had seized this UN Court a few days after the start of the invasion in February 2022, accusing Moscow of abusing the Genocide Convention. Vladimir Putin had justified his operations by claiming to want to stop a genocide against pro-Russians in Donbass.
Moscow disputes the jurisdiction of the Court in this case. On Monday, his lawyers argued that his military operation was legal. And that mentioning a genocide was a rhetorical figure.
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