Ukraine and Russia face off in U.N. court over separatist conflict

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http://l1.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/mFFyC25AOIThNFLBCTiPTQ--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/d569ca581f6617168e7895795c1f7441 (https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-russia-face-off-u-n-court-over-233414257.html)By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Tensions between Ukraine and Russia will play out at the U.N.'s highest court on Monday when judges begin hearing Kiev's request to order Moscow to halt support for pro-Russian separatists. Ukraine launched the case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which handles disputes between states, in January. It accuses Moscow of violating United Nations anti-terrorism and anti-discrimination conventions by supporting pro-Russian groups in Crimea and in eastern Ukraine, where fighting has claimed roughly 10,000 lives in the past three years.



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