The highest human rights court in Europe has determined that Russia violated Ukrainian law for the first time since the full-scale invasion of 2022.
The European Court of Human Rights’ (ECHR) judges also ruled on Wednesday that Russia was responsible for Malaysia Airlines Flight 17’s fatal accident, marking the first time an international court had formally identified Moscow as the perpetrator of the tragedy that killed 298 people.
The Strasbourg court has heard four cases brought by Ukraine and the Netherlands against Russia that cover a wide range of alleged human rights violations since the start of the conflict, including the MH17-bombing and the kidnapping of Ukrainian children.
Any choice will largely be symbolic. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the court’s governing body expelled it in 2022. The complaint was brought before the court.
The MH17 disaster’s victims’ families regard this decision as a significant step in their 11-year legal battle.
A Russian-made Buk missile fired from an area of separatist rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, shot down the Boeing 777 as it was taking off from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. 196 Dutch nationals were among the 298 passengers and crew who died.
Russia was found to be responsible for the disaster by the UN’s aviation agency in May.
Russia used a record number of drones to attack Ukraine overnight, prompting the court’s decision, which comes shortly after Donald Trump pledged to send more defensive weapons to Kyiv and said he was thinking about imposing severe sanctions on Moscow.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated on Wednesday that Kyiv’s fight against Russian aggression has come to an end.
Source: Aljazeera
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