Ukraine takes Russia to Europe rights court over 'targeted assassinations'

AFP , Tuesday 23 Feb 2021

Ukraine has accused Russia of 'targeted assassinations' of ' perceived opponents' in a case lodged at the European Court of Human Rights, the court said Tuesday

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Ukraine has accused Russia of "targeted"assassinations" of "perceived opponents" in a case lodged at the European Court of Human Rights.AFP

Ukraine has accused Russia of 'targeted assassinations' of ' perceived opponents'  in a case lodged at the European Court of Human Rights, the court said Tuesday, confirming the latest salvo by Kiev in a barrage of legal complaints against Moscow.

The case, which was filed last week, accuses Russia of carrying out assassinations ' in Russia and on the territory of other states outside a situation of armed conflict' .

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