Romania has decided to intervene in Ukraine’s favor at the UN International Court of Justice in the legal action launched against the Russian Federation, the Romanian Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday. On February 26, 2022, Ukraine filed a suit against the Russian Federation at the ICJ, regarding the interpretation, enforcement and compliance with the obligations stipulated in the 1948 Genocide Convention. According to the Foreign Ministry, Ukraine claimed the Russian Federation has falsely reported genocide in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions in order to justify the recognition of the self-proclaimed People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, as well as to carry out a special military operation against Ukraine. Based on these false allegations, the Russian Federation is to date engaged in a military invasion of Ukraine, with serious and large-scale effects on human rights and humanitarian international law, the Romanian Foreign Ministry also said. (EE)
