Failed ICJ Case Against Russia Backfires, Paves Way for Genocide Charges Against Ukraine

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Failed ICJ Case Against Russia Backfires, Paves Way for Genocide Charges Against Ukraine

As January became February, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a pair of legal body blows to Ukraine and its Western backers. First, on January 31, it ruled on a case brought by Kiev against Russia in 2017, which accused Moscow of presiding over a campaign of “terrorism” in Donbas, including the July 2014 downing of MH17. It also charged that Russia racially discriminated against Ukrainian and Tatar residents of Crimea following …