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Transcript/ScriptUkraine Russia (TV)
HEADLINE: World Court Agrees to Hear Part of Ukraine-Russia Genocide Case
TEASER: United Nations high court to rule on request by Kyiv saying it was not responsible for genocide in Luhansk, Donetsk regions, which Russia had claimed in its justification for invading Ukraine
PUBLISHED AT: 02/04/2024 at 3:11 pm
BYLINE: Arash Arabasadi
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DATELINE: Washington
VIDEOGRAPHER: AP/ Russian Emergency Services Handout/ Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine/ European Union/ REUTERS/ Ukrainian Presidential Press Service
SCRIPT EDITORS: Page; caw, Mia Bush
VIDEO SOURCE (S): AP/ Russian Emergency Services Handout/ Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine/ European Union/ REUTERS/ Ukrainian Presidential Press Service
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[[The United Nations’ highest court says it has jurisdiction to rule on a request by Kyiv for a declaration saying it is not responsible for Russia’s claims of genocide, the justification offered by the Kremlin ahead of its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has more. ]]
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Rescue workers extract bodies in the aftermath of a shelling attack in eastern Ukraine.
In this Russian-occupied city in the Luhansk region, Moscow-installed officials say the attack killed at least 28 people in a bakery with at least one child among the dead.
Ukrainian officials offered no comment.
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The news follows Ukraine’s claim earlier this past week of sinking a Russian warship in the Black Sea.
VOA ((AP)) cannot independently verify the date, location or circumstances in the video.
The Associated Press reporting private security firm Ambrey says Ukraine used as many as six sea drones, each of which typically carries some 300 kilograms of explosives.
This time, it was Russian officials offering no comment.
((NARRATOR))
It was against this backdrop of increasingly long-range attacks amid a mostly stalled Ukrainian counteroffensive that officials last week gathered at the United Nations’ top court.
At The Hague in the Netherlands, the seat of the International Court of Justice, or ICJ, the body said it has jurisdiction to rule on a request by Ukraine saying it was not responsible for genocide.
Russia used that claim to launch its invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago.
Ukrainian officials were quick to praise the decision.
[RADIO TRACK: Ukrainian representative at the ICJ, Anton Korynevych, at a news conference as provided by The Associated Press]
((Anton Korynevych, ICJ Ukrainian Representative at the ICJ))
“Today is another important day in the International Court of Justice. Today, the court announced its decision that it has jurisdiction to proceed to the merits stage in the case Ukraine vs. Russian Federation on the allegations of genocide.”
((NARRATOR))
While a legally binding decision is likely still years away, Moscow says the court has no jurisdiction in the matter.
((NARRATOR))
And while U.S. support for Ukraine is stuck in congressional partisan gridlock, the European Union last week announced a robust four-year, $54 billion-dollar aid package for Ukraine.
[RADIO TRACK: The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at a European Union news conference provided by The Associated Press]
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((Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President))
“Today is indeed a very special day. The European Council reconfirmed Europe’s unwavering commitment to stand with Ukraine. We all know that Ukraine is fighting for us, so we will support them with the necessary funding and provide them with the much-needed predictability they deserve.”
((NARRATOR))
Meanwhile, at a field hospital just a few kilometers from front-line fighting, injured soldiers arrive in need of medical attention.
One soldier describes increasingly closer explosions until one struck his position, saying his leg then “moved wherever it liked.”
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((NARRATOR))
And for those stationed on the southeastern front, a visit from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in which he handed out medals to soldiers near a position once occupied by Russian forces.
((Arash Arabasadi, VOA News))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)
Washington D. C.
Embargo DateFebruary 4, 2024 16:01 EST
Byline
((Arash Arabasadi, VOA News))
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
