Ukraine sues Russia before the International Court of Justice in The Hague to stop its invasion

Ukraine went to the International Court of Justice in The Hague against Russia, so that its jurisdiction orders Moscow to cease hostilities, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on Sunday.

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“Russia must be held accountable for manipulating the notion of genocide to justify aggression,” he declared. Zelensky in a tweet.

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“We call for an urgent decision ordering Russia to cease its military activityand we expect the hearings to start next week,” he added.

The International Court of Justice, based in The Hague, the Dutch capital, has no mandate to bring criminal charges against Russian leaders behind the invasion of Ukrainestarted Thursday morning.

But it is the highest court in the world to resolve legal claims between states for alleged violations of international law. The court is the supreme judicial institution of the United Nations.

The Kremlin has justified its “demilitarization” operation of Ukraine as an attempt to prevent the alleged persecution of the country’s Russian-speaking minority.

The international community has repeatedly condemned the invasion as a flagrant violation of international law.

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Source: Elcomercio

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