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UN Court Says It Has Jurisdiction in Ukraine-Russia Case

Associated Press

   THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - The United Nations' highest court ruled Friday
   that it has jurisdiction in a case brought by Ukraine that alleges
   Russia breached treaties on terrorist financing and racial
   discrimination following its annexation of Crimea by arming rebels in
   eastern Ukraine and reining in the rights of ethnic Tatars and other
   minorities.
   The decision by the International Court of Justice means the case,
   which opened a new legal front in the strained relationship between
   Russia and Ukraine, will go ahead.
   It most likely will take many months or years to settle.
   The court's president,AbdulqawiYusuf, said the ruling was limited to
   jurisdiction and did not address the merits of Ukraine's complaints in
   the case.

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