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Top U.N. court orders Russia out of Ukraine

The ICJ ordered Russia to halt its invasion of Ukraine in a legally binding decision that is mainly symbolic because there is no direct means of enforcing it.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, Netherlands
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, Netherlands (AN/R. Boed)

The International Court of Justice ordered Russia to halt its invasion of Ukraine in a preliminary decision that is legally binding yet mainly symbolic because there is no direct means of enforcing it.

Ruling on a case filed by Ukraine, the United Nations' top court decided 13-2 that Russia "shall immediately suspend the military operations that it commenced on 24 February." Two justices from Russia and China opposed it.

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