02/01/2024
The International Court of Justice ruled against Ukraine’s assertions that Russia bankrolled separatists and discriminated against Crimea’s ethnic community. It also ruled that Russia did not have to pay reparations for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.
This is being called a victory for Russia because almost all of Ukraine's allegations were thrown out. This comes on the heels of another U.N. decision last year that found no evidence of Russian "genocide" in Ukraine. Not surprisingly, the Western media ignored that story.
Meanwhile, Ukraine is hoping for a different kind of victory, promising yet another “counteroffensive” on the battlefield in the spring. The last counteroffensive gained no territory and cost 160,000 deaths but they say they'll be ready for another one when the weather warms. In the words of The Smiths, “Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before."
And yet…EU leaders have agreed to send €50 billion in aid to Ukraine. They had to strong-arm Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban who had said he would block additional aid to Ukraine but in the end he did not.
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THE HAGUE, 31 January 2024. The International Court of Justice today handed down itsJudgment in the case concerning of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms ofRacial Discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation).
In the operative clause of today’s Judgment, which is final, without appeal and binding on the Parties, the Court:
“(1) By thirteen votes to two, Finds that the Russian Federation, by failing to take measures to investigate facts contained in information received from Ukraine regarding persons who have allegedly committed an offence set forth in Article 2 of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, has violated its obligation under Article 9, paragraph 1, of the said Convention;
(2) By ten votes to five,
Rejects all other submissions made by Ukraine with respect to the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism;
(3) By thirteen votes to two,
Finds that the Russian Federation, by the way in which it has implemented its educational system in Crimea after 2014 with regard to school education in the Ukrainian language, has violated its obligations under Articles 2, paragraph 1 (a),
and 5 (e) (v) of the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination;
(4) By ten votes to five, Rejects all other submissions made by Ukraine with respect to the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination;
(5) By eleven votes to four,
Finds that the Russian Federation, by maintaining limitations on the Mejlis, has violated its obligation under paragraph 106 (1) (a) of the Order of 19 April 2017 indicating provisional measures;
(6) By ten votes to five,
Finds that the Russian Federation has violated its obligation under paragraph 106 (2) of the Order of 19 April 2017 indicating provisional measures to refrain from any action which might aggravate or extend the dispute between the Parties, or make it more difficult to resolve;
(7) By eleven votes to four,
Rejects all other submissions made by Ukraine with respect to the Order of the Court of 19 April 2017 indicating provisional measures.
THE HAGUE, 31 January 2024. The International Court of Justice today handed down itsJudgment in the case concerning Application of the International Conventi...
