On July 1, Ukraine filed a memorandum with the International Court of Justice in The Hague recognizing Russia as guilty of the genocide of Ukrainians.. Memorandum supported by 40 countries. This was announced by the agent of Ukraine in the International Court of Justice, Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anton Korynevych.

" This means that the Russian Federation has three months to file, if it has them, its objections to the court's jurisdiction in this case.. Then the court can proceed to consider the case on the merits,"

According to the executive director of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union for Human Rights Alexander Pavlichenko, Russia will not be able to achieve a shift in the timing of the case in this court.

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" If he objects to the Hague court considering the case, he may be offered to reschedule the case with clear explanations and evidence why this is unacceptable for the Russian Federation,"

He also noted that the refusal of the Russian Federation to participate in the process would mean its elimination as a member and subject of the UN..

" This is an important decision and a precedent that can simply throw the Russian Federation out of all diplomatic platforms, including the UN,"

It should be noted that on April 14, the Verkhovna Rada recognized Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide of the Ukrainian people and called on the international community to do the same..