The top UN court on Wednesday ordered Russia to halt its military operation in Ukraine. However, many analysts believe that Russia will hardly accept the decision. Ukraine urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to intervene two weeks ago, arguing that Russia falsely accused Ukraine of committing genocide in violation of a 1948 Treaty on the Prevention of Genocide and used it as a pretext for the current offensive. used in.
US Judge John E. Donoghue, President of the International Court of Justice, has said that “Russia should immediately stop the special military operations launched on February 24.” Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky may appeal for more help in his address to the US Congress (Parliament). Russia continued to bomb the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday.
Zelensky said talks with the Russian government after three weeks of war gave hope. However, no consensus has been reached so far. In a preview of his speech to the US Congress, Zelensky will thank US President Joe Biden and “all friends of Ukraine” for $13.6 billion in aid.
He has called for more weapons and sanctions to punish Russia. Along with this, it has also requested to restrict Ukraine’s airspace so that Russian missiles and aircraft can be stopped. He said Russian forces had not been able to penetrate deep enough into Ukraine but were shelling cities heavily.