“Russia have to be held accountable for manipulating the notion of genocide to justify aggression,” Zelensky declared in a tweet.
“We request an pressing determination ordering Russia to stop navy exercise now and anticipate trials to start out subsequent week.”
The ICJ, which is predicated within the Netherlands capital The Hague, doesn’t have a mandate to deliver felony prices towards particular person Russian leaders behind the 4-day-old invasion.
However it’s the world’s high courtroom for resolving authorized complaints between states over alleged breaches of worldwide legislation. It’s the supreme judicial establishment of the United Nations.
The Kremlin has tried to justify its operation to “demilitarise” Ukraine as an try to stop the alleged persecution of the nation’s Russian-speaking minority.
However the worldwide group has roundly condemned the invasion as a flagrant breach of worldwide legislation, and lots of Ukrainian civilians have volunteered to defend their nation. AFP
