Ukraine made a mistake when filed lawsuits against Russia in the International Court of Justice only on discrimination of the Crimean Tatars and Ukrainians in the annexed Crimea and the support of terrorism in the Donbass. It was necessary to present a pretension to the obvious facts - the Russian invasion and the conduct of an aggressive war.

This is on air "The Observer. LIVE "said politician and public figure, leader of the human rights movement" The Power of Law "Andrei Senchenko.

"Our state tactically made a serious mistake. It was necessary to file claims of a more global nature related to the seizure of the Crimea and its subsequent annexation, with the conduct of an aggressive war and the occupation of the Donbas, "he said..

"Unfortunately these claims were not filed, because the logic of our power is this: the Russian Federation will never agree to consider these claims. But the very fact of filing such lawsuits is an important message for the whole world, "Senchenko stressed..

According to the politician, if Moscow refuses to consider such statements in an objective international court, this will only strengthen the positions of Kiev. "The fact of refusal just confirms Russia's inadequate behavior, its violation of international agreements, the UN Charter, and so on.. ", - noted the public figure.

Commenting on the decisions of the Hague court on two lawsuits against the Russian Federation, he said: "They refused to provide the security measures requested by our country under the Convention on the prohibition of the financing of terrorism".

According to Senchenko, this demonstrated the weakness of Ukraine's position in such a statement of the issue. "It's obvious to everyone that we are at war, and not (committed) a terrorist act," he added..

Recall, April 19, the International Court of Justice announced several decisions in the case on the suit of Ukraine against the Russian Federation. Thus, the court recognized the prima facie jurisdiction for the consideration of this case.

As reported by the "Observer", the court came to the conclusion that Ukraine did not provide enough evidence of Russia's financing of terrorism. At the same time, the International Court of the United Nations has agreed to the introduction of measures on the suit of Ukraine against the Russian Federation regarding the protection of national minorities in the Crimea. Also, the court ordered Kiev and Moscow to fully implement all provisions of the agreements reached in Minsk.

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