The UN’s International Court of Justice on 8 November rejected all of Russia’s objections and confirmed that it does have jurisdiction in both suits brought by Ukraine against Russia over violations of two international treaties.. This is a critical victory with major impact for victims of discrimination in occupied Crimea and, potentially, for a future international tribunal over the downing by a Russian Buk missile of Malaysian airliner MH17 over occupied Donbas on 17 July 2014.
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Halya Coynash: Victory for Ukraine means Russia must answer to UN court
A picture taken on Nov. 10, 2014, shows parts of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 at the crash site near the village of Hrabove, some 80 kms east of Donetsk.
