Russia submits objections to Ukraine genocide case in World Court

Ukraine filed a case saying that Moscow's stated justification for the invasion - that it was acting to prevent a genocide in eastern Ukraine - was unfounded.

The filing, which the court tweeted Thursday it had received on Oct. 3, has not been made public.

In a letter to the United Nations court in March, Moscow argued that the ICJ, also known as the World Court, did not have jurisdiction because the genocide convention does not regulate the use of force between states.