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Dutch court qualifies Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine in 2014 as ‘international armed conflict’

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The Hague District Court recognized that Russia had overall control over the operations of its proxies in Donetsk Oblast since mid-May 2014. On Nov. 17, the Dutch court is to deliver the verdict against three Russians and a Ukrainian suspected of shooting down the Boeing 777 of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014.

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"Unfortunately, as of today, even the legal groundwork for this contract has yet to be completed," Zelensky added. "I have set a final deadline: one week for all preparatory steps. I expect a report on Friday — either there is clarity on implementing our Patriot agreement, or there will be serious personnel decisions."

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