Russia in the International court of justice claims that Ukraine was not against the ban of the Mejlis in Crimea
During the hearing “Ukraine vs Russia” in the International court of justice in the Hague , the representative of the Russian side said that the Kremlin had not received information about the protest in Kiev against the ban of the Mejlis. It is reported “European true“.
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According to Mathias Forto, a lawyer representing the Russian side, Ukraine has never demanded from Russia the abolition of the ban of the Mejlis.
According to the Russian representative, it indicates the unwillingness to resolve the conflict through negotiations. He also stressed that the ban of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people associated exclusively with the fight against extremism in the Crimea.
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It should be noted that in reality Kiev has repeatedly appealed to Moscow on this matter – both directly and through international mediators.
In particular, in April 2016 the Ministry of foreign Affairs in his statement demanded to cancel the prohibition of activities of the Majlis. “Ukraine demands from the state of the occupant’s immediate cancellation of this void in its essence and the legal nature of decisions and the complete cessation of harassment of the Crimean Tatar community in the Crimea”, – said in a statement.
And in October was accepted the corresponding appeal of the Verkhovna Rada.
Recall that during the preliminary hearings of the Russian side in the “Ukraine against Russia,” the defense of the Russian Federation has accused Ukraine of using chemical weapons and claimed that now in Ukraine is “civil war”. On the question of where the militants had the weapons, the representative of the Russian Federation stated that the terrorists found him in the mines in the Donbas, including the Buk missile system, which was hit Malaysian Boeing.