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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Julian Borger in Washington

UN international court of justice orders Russia to halt invasion of Ukraine

Judge Joan Donoghue on a screen at The Hague
Presiding judge Joan Donoghue is seen on a screen at The Hague as the court orders Russia to halt its invasion of Ukraine. Photograph: Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters

The UN’s international court of justice (ICJ) in The Hague has ordered Russia to halt its invasion of Ukraine, saying the court had not seen any evidence to support the Kremlin’s justification for the war, that Ukraine was committing genocide against Russian-speakers in the east of the country.

The court ruled by 13 votes to two for a provisional order that “the Russian Federation shall immediately suspend military operations that it commenced on 24 February 2022 in the territory of Ukraine”. Only the Russian and Chinese judges on the court voted against the order.

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