A case brought to the UN's top court in 2017 accused Russia of violating an anti-terrorism treaty by funding pro-Russia separatists, and sought compensation for the victims of flight MH17 shot down over eastern Ukraine.
The United Nations’ top court on Wednesday ruled that Russia had partially violated an anti-terrorism treaty by failing to investigate the funding of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, including those who shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014.
However, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declined to rule on whether Russia bore responsibility for the downing of the civilian aircraft and refused to order that Moscow pay compensation to victims as requested by Kyiv.
“Consequently,” the opinion continued, “the alleged supply of weapons to various armed groups operating in Ukraine… fall outside the material scope” of the anti-terrorism financing convention.
Ultimately, the ICJ rejected most of Ukraine’s pleas, finding only that Russia was, “failing to take measures to investigate facts… regarding persons who have allegedly committed an offense.”
“Beginning in 2014, Russia illegally occupied Crimea and then engaged in a campaign of cultural erasure, taking aim at ethnic Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars.”
The ICJ refrained from ruling against Moscow in 2017, saying Ukraine had not provided clear evidence that Russian funds had been used, “to cause death or serious bodily harm to a civilian.”
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The United Nations’ top court on Wednesday ruled that Russia had partially violated an anti-terrorism treaty by failing to investigate the funding of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, including those who shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014.
However, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declined to rule on whether Russia bore responsibility for the downing of the civilian aircraft and refused to order that Moscow pay compensation to victims as requested by Kyiv.
“Consequently,” the opinion continued, “the alleged supply of weapons to various armed groups operating in Ukraine… fall outside the material scope” of the anti-terrorism financing convention.
Ultimately, the ICJ rejected most of Ukraine’s pleas, finding only that Russia was, “failing to take measures to investigate facts… regarding persons who have allegedly committed an offense.”
“Beginning in 2014, Russia illegally occupied Crimea and then engaged in a campaign of cultural erasure, taking aim at ethnic Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars.”
The ICJ refrained from ruling against Moscow in 2017, saying Ukraine had not provided clear evidence that Russian funds had been used, “to cause death or serious bodily harm to a civilian.”
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