Round of hearings on Ukraine's genocide claim against Russia begins at the International Court of Justice in The Hague

From September 18 to 27, the International Court of Justice in The Hague will hold preliminary hearings on Ukraine's lawsuit against Russia for violating the International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

This was reported by Radio Liberty.

The hearings will last almost two weeks. Russia will have the floor on September 18, while Ukraine will speak on September 19, and on September 20 thirty-two states that have joined the case will attend the hearing.

All EU countries, except Hungary, as well as Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, intervened in support of Ukraine. The court refused to admit the United States for a formal reason.

The Ukrainian side believes that Russia's actions against Ukraine have signs of genocide. The forcible removal of children from Ukraine is cited as one of the shreds of evidence. That is why, in March 2023, the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova.