Kremlin Rejects UN Court's Call to Stop Attacks on Ukraine (AFP)

Published March 17th, 2022 - 10:23 GMT
UN court asked Russia to stop offensive in Ukraine
Pro-Ukraine protesters demonstrate in front of the Russian General Consulate in New York, March 4, 2021. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

The Kremlin on Thursday 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.

 

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