ICJ declares itself largely competent to judge case over Ukraine invasion. Vladimir Putin had justified the military act by accusations of "genocide" orchestrated by kyiv.
In March 2022, the ICJ had already sided with Ukraine Ukraine filed the case against Russia at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which sits in The Hague, just days after the invasion began. The UN's highest court said Friday it has jurisdiction to rule on most aspects of a case brought by Ukraine over Russia's invasion launched in 2022.