Russia’s attempts in its opening address to deny that Ukraine’s suit falls within the International Court of Justice’s jurisdiction was anticipated, as was the claim that Ukraine had not gone through the proper arbitration process before applying to the Court. Slightly less predictable was the strange similarity with Russian state-controlled media – the same carefully chosen facts, deft omissions and flagrant distortions.
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(FILES) This archive photo shows the sitting of Tatars Mejlis in Crimea.
