The Hague

During the 85-day siege of Mariupol, Russia used tactics of deliberate starvation that amount to war crimes, resulting in the deaths of about 22,000 civilians.

The Security Service of Ukraine has collected evidence against the head of a Russian prison in the occupied part of Luhansk region for torturing Ukrainian prisoners and civilians, including beatings, mock executions and hunger strikes.

The UN's highest court has ordered Israel to immediately halt its military offensive in Rafah, Gaza, citing catastrophic humanitarian conditions and potential genocide against Palestinians.

In June 2025, the Hague will host the NATO Summit, which is expected to be attended by about 8,500 people, including heads of state, ministers, delegations and journalists.

Israel is concerned that the International Criminal Court may issue arrest warrants for its top officials on charges related to the war against Hamas in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the decision of the ICC prosecutor to request arrest warrants for himself and others as an outrageous moral outrage of historic proportions that will bring eternal shame to the international court.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken criticized the decision of the ICC prosecutor to request arrest warrants for Israeli officials, rejecting the identification of Israel with Hamas terrorists and questioning the legitimacy and credibility of the investigation.

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Galant and three Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Gaza Strip after October 8, 2023.

Israel has rejected South Africa's accusations of Palestinian genocide at the International Court of Justice, justifying its military operation in Rafah as self-defense against Hamas militants who fired rockets and held hostages.

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says that Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of using chemical weapons, but the information provided by the countries to the OPCW is not sufficiently substantiated.

The United States accused Russia of using chloropicrin chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops and imposed new sanctions on Russian organizations involved in chemical and biological weapons programs.

French Foreign Minister Stephane Séjourne announces to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the conditions for peace in the Middle East, which include the release of hostages, the signing of a ceasefire agreement and the beginning of de-escalation in Lebanon.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba welcomes the Council of Europe's decision to prepare the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crimes of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, as it brings the punishment for aggression against Ukraine closer to inevitability.

The International Criminal Court is ready to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, IDF Chief of Staff and Israeli security officials in connection with alleged violations during the war in the Gaza Strip, according to an article in The Times.

Bosnian Serb members of parliament have adopted a report denying that the killing of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica during the Bosnian War was genocide.

The Netherlands has allocated one billion euros for military aid to Ukraine and 400 million euros for reconstruction, as discussed during a telephone conversation between Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

More than 500 applications from victims of Russian aggression were received on the first day of the International Register of Damages, launched in The Hague as part of the International Compensation Mechanism.

The Ukrainian government has expanded the functionality of the register of property damaged or destroyed as a result of Russian aggression.

About 200 applications have already been submitted to the Register of Damages, the first element of the mechanism for compensation for damage caused by Russian aggression in Ukraine.

Ukraine, Romania, and Moldova agreed to strengthen trilateral cooperation to counter Russia's attempts to destabilize the region, with Ukraine urgently needing to strengthen its air defense against Russian air terror.

Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin discussed current priorities and identified steps needed to support Ukraine in its fight for justice with EU representatives at the conference "Restoring Justice for Ukraine" in The Hague.

18 Ukrainians submitted applications for compensation to the Register of Damages from Russian Aggression within the first hour of its operation.

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal expects the International Register of Losses to receive up to 8 million applications, including 300,000 to 600,000 applications for destroyed or damaged housing.

President Zelenskyy emphasized that every potential aggressor must know the consequences of destroying peace, as justice can ensure predictability in global relations and accountability for war crimes committed in Ukraine's war with Russia.

Through the Diia app, Ukrainians can now submit applications to the international Register of Damages, which will serve as the basis for future compensation for damages caused by Russian aggression.

Kuleba emphasized Ukraine's tangible results in restoring justice: the launch of the Register of Damages for Compensation, the creation of the International Center for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, the receipt of ICC arrest warrants, including for Putin, and the first decisions to use frozen Russian assets in the interests of Ukraine.

Since the start of the full-scale war, Ukrainians have won 397 court cases against Russia for damages, with 91 judgments handed down in the first three months of 2024, and on April 2, 2024, The Hague will open a Register of Damages for Ukraine to accept applications from citizens affected by the Russian invasion.

Representatives from 57 countries will discuss "Restoring Justice for Ukraine" at a conference in The Hague today with the aim of ending impunity and providing compensation to victims of Russia's crimes.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba visited the Netherlands, where he discussed strengthening Ukraine's Patriot air defense system against growing Russian ballistic missile attacks, ensuring justice for Russian atrocities, and a conference on restoring justice for Ukraine in The Hague.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will visit The Hague to take part in a ministerial conference on restoring justice in Ukraine and discuss the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine.