The ICJ Court rejects Ukraine's claims against Russia

 Reading the decision yesterday on Wednesday on behalf of his fellow judges, the President of the ICJ, Joan Donoghue said that Russia is bound by all but one of the articles of the International Convention on Combating the Financing of Terrorism. Kyiv claimed in its file that Russia is funding separatist groups in eastern Ukraine, and that it is continuing a special campaign to discriminate against Ukrainians and Tatars living in Crimea. It will be remembered that the island of Crimea joined Russia in 2014 after a referendum was held where more than 96 percent of the participants in the vote supported the issue. Ukraine still recognizes Crimea as part of its territory and calls the island invaded and annexed. In addition, the court based in The Hague in the Netherlands has said that almost all of Ukraine's claims that Russia has violated the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination are groundless. The war in Ukraine The decision of the ICJ is a double blow for Ukraine at this time when the European country is worried about the reduction of aid by its Western partners. The President of Ukraine recently admitted that the country's army is weak against Russia and said: Europe alone cannot help Ukraine against Russia without the support of the United States. Being interviewed by German television, President Volodomir Zelensky of Ukraine has explained that if the United States reduces its aid to Ukraine, there is a possibility that Europe will fail to help Kyiv whether financially or militarily.