Ukraine is planning to file a lawsuit at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) demanding Russia be recognized as a country that finances terrorism, Ukrainian Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko has said.
“Ukraine is planning to initiate a debate on the case regarding the violation by the Russian Federation of a number of conventions and, first and foremost, the convention on the prohibition of the financing of terrorism,” he told reporters in Kyiv on Dec.18.
He noted that Ukraine had a lot of evidence to offer in this case.
According to Petrenko, a pre-trial procedure has already been launched.
“The so-called pre-trial procedure is now underway, when Ukraine appealed to Russia regarding the holding of consultations… Russia should either recognize or deny [Ukraine’s claims],” he said.
Petrenko predicted that Ukraine would submit the lawsuit by the end of 2015.