Spain submits the Declaration of Intervention to the International Court of Justice in the case Ukraine v. Russia

On 26 February, Ukraine filed an application with the International Court of Justice against the Russian Federation, which invokes the perpetration of genocide by the Ukrainian authorities as a pretext to justify its military aggression against Ukraine. As a state party to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, Spain has the right to intervene in the proceedings as an interested state. With this step, Spain joins other European Union Member States, as well as the United States and Canada, among others, that have submitted similar Declarations. In its Declaration, Spain argues that the Court has jurisdiction to try this case.

Spain reiterates its strong condemnation of the military intervention in Ukraine by the Russian Federation, which poses a serious threat to international peace and security, and underlines its commitment to the territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine.

Spain also reaffirms its commitment to international law and, in particular, to the obligations of States not to resort to the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State and to respect international human rights law, for which the Convention against Genocide is a fundamental text.

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