THE HAGUE, March 2 — The International Court of Justice said yesterday it would hold genocide hearings on March 7 and 8 over the war in Ukraine, as fighting intensifies.
More than 660,000 people have already fled abroad, the UN refugee agency said, estimating that a million people are displaced within ex-Soviet Ukraine, which has a population of 44 million. But it is the world’s top court for resolving legal complaints between states over alleged breaches of international law.
Russia has defied international bans, boycotts and sanctions to press ahead with an offensive it says is aimed at defending Ukraine’s Russian speakers and toppling the leadership.
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