ICJ to Rule on Ukraine-Russia Cases

The International Court of Justice is set to decide on multiple cases brought by Ukraine against Russia, including accusations of breaching anti-terrorism and anti-discrimination laws.

• The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will rule on January 31 whether Russia breached international anti-terrorism and anti-discrimination laws in Ukraine.
• Ukraine accuses Russia of funding pro-Russia groups in Ukraine's Donbas region and of erasing Tatar and Ukrainian culture in Crimea after Russia illegally annexed the peninsula in 2014.
• The ICJ will also examine another case brought by Ukraine accusing Moscow of violating U.N. anti-terrorism and anti-discrimination treaties in relation to the downing of flight MH17 in July 2014.
• Ukraine says there was no risk of genocide in its eastern territories where it had been fighting Russian-backed forces since 2014.
• Hungary indicated Monday that it is ready for a compromise allowing a proposed European Union aid package of 50 billion euro ($54 billion) for Ukraine to be financed from the bloc's budget ahead of an emergency summit Thursday.

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