Hauge: In World Court hearings earlier this week, a Russian attorney on Wednesday called the Ukrainian account of the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 "fiction."
Before the UN's highest court, Ukraine accuses Russia of breaking a UN anti-terrorism treaty by arming and supporting pro-Russian forces, including militias that shot down Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in July 2014, killing all 298 passengers and crew.
A Dutch court determined in November of last year that Russia had "overall control" over the separatist forces and had provided the BUK missile system that militias used to bring the plane down.
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In its case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Ukraine cited the Dutch court's findings, but Russia's attorney Michael Swainston dismissed them as "fiction."
On the last day of hearings, he informed the court that this did not occur and that no BUK Telar had arrived from Russia.
Ukraine also asserts that Russia violated a UN anti-discrimination treaty by attempting to eradicate the ethnic Tatar and Ukrainian culture in Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. This is part of Kyiv's case at the ICJ, also known as the World Court.
Ukraine requested that the ICJ find Moscow responsible for violating its treaty obligations and order it to make restitution in its final submissions on Monday.
Russia disputes persistent violations of human rights on Ukrainian territory that it controls. Additionally, it claims that it has complied with its obligations under the UN convention against financing terrorism.
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It has requested that the court dismiss Ukraine's claim, which dates back to 2017 and was submitted long before Russia invaded Ukraine in its entirety in February 2022.
Before the year is out, the ICJ is anticipated to make a decision in the case.
