‘No grounds for Ukraine’s claim in ICJ against Russia’ – deputy representative to UN

The International Court of Justice is holding public hearings on the case Ukraine brought against Russia days after the launch of Russia’s military operation last year. <br> <br>Moscow has called for the case to be thrown out, saying the operation was launched to prevent genocide in Donbass. Kiev denies the accusations and demands reparations. <br> <br>The hearings are set to run until September 27 and will focus on legal arguments as to whether the ICJ has jurisdiction to fully hear the case. <br> <br>To discuss the issue, RT spoke with Maria Zabolotskaya, Russia’s deputy permanent representative to the UN. <br> <br> <br>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br>Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. <br>Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews <br>Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews <br>Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com