General view of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands December 11, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman//File Photo
AMSTERDAM, March 16 (Reuters) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Russia on Wednesday to stop the military actions it started in Ukraine on Feb. 24.
"The Russian Federation shall immediately suspend the military operations that it commenced on Feb 24, 2022 in the territory of Ukraine," the judges said.
The judges added Russia must also ensure that other forces under its control or supported by Moscow should not continue the military operation.
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horseyhorseyhorsey on March 16th, 2022 at 17:46 UTC »
The full ruling of the ICJ:
https://www.icj-cij.org/public/files/case-related/182/182-20220316-ORD-01-00-EN.pdf
TLDR: Read the last page.
Notable excerpt:
Emphasis mine. Russian and Chinese, respectively.
melavas on March 16th, 2022 at 17:45 UTC »
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pranay909 on March 16th, 2022 at 16:04 UTC »
If they don’t then what happens?!