The Kremlin on Thursday, March 17, rejected an order by the UN’s top court for Russia to suspend the military offensive in Ukraine, a day after judges in The Hague announced their ruling.
“We cannot take this decision into account,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He added that both parties — Russia and Ukraine — had to agree for the ruling to be implemented. “No consent can be obtained in this case,” Peskov said.