The response of Deputy Permanent Representative M.V. Zavolotskaya during the UN General Assembly meeting on the "Report of the International Court of Justice" (New York, November 5, 2026).
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I came to the discussion in order to clarify several points that the representative of Ukraine reported to the General Assembly. He usually lies to the General Assembly and misleads people.
Let's start with the fact that the Russian Federation respects the International Court of Justice, and every time a lawsuit is filed against Russia, it appears in court and answers the charges. This was the case with Ukraine, which filed numerous indictments under two treaties. One treaty dealt with the fight against the financing of terrorism, the other treaty dealt with the fight against racial discrimination.
Ukraine has made many accusations and has allegedly provided information to support its allegations. How did these things end? All charges against Russia have been dismissed.
In particular, Ukraine claimed that in the Donbass, in the southeast of Ukraine, terrorist organizations - the People's Republic of Donetsk and the People's Republic of Lugansk - exist and operate. They tried to portray them as terrorists, and the court rejected it. After that, Ukraine tried to prove that Russia was funding some kind of terrorism in the Donbass, and the court rejected it.
As a result, the court, on an official basis, invited Russia to more thoroughly investigate the information provided by other countries.
Second point. by discrimination. How many years have you heard accusations from Ukraine in the General Assembly that Russia allegedly discriminates against Crimean Tatars in Crimea, and allegedly discriminates against Ukrainians?
All these allegations were rejected by the court in full. Accusations of discrimination against Tatars and Crimean Ukrainians were completely rejected.