Ukraine has filed a lawsuit against Russia at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) demanding immediate action against Russia and has invoked the convention against genocide.
Ukraine said Russia had “falsely claimed” that genocide was being committed in the breakaway republics of Luhansk and Donetsk in order to justify an invasion.
Russia “emphatically” denies the allegations, the indictment states.
The court is now expected to declare in emergency proceedings that “Russia has no legal basis” for its military action in and against Ukraine.