Ukraine files lawsuit against Russia in International Court of Justice in The Hague - Zelensky
Ukrinform
Ukraine has officially filed a lawsuit against the Russian Federation in the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Twitter, Ukrinform reports.
"Ukraine has submitted its application against Russia to the ICJ. Russia must be held accountable for manipulating the notion of genocide to justify aggression," Zelensky said.
He called on the court to order Russia to cease military activity now and expect trials to start next week.
The war in Ukraine has been going on for four days. On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of an invasion of Ukraine. Martial law was imposed. Zelensky signed a decree on general mobilization.
