Russia refuses to comply with European Court of Human Rights ruling on compensation to Georgia
Photo: Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson (Russian media)
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced today, October 15, that Russia will not comply with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling to pay Georgia €253 million in compensation, according to Russian media.
During a briefing, Peskov referred to the ECHR ruling as a "separate entity."
"We will not comply with the decision," he emphasized.
The aggressor country declared it does not recognize any ECHR rulings after being expelled from the Council of Europe in March 2022. However, the Court maintains that it has jurisdiction over all cases filed before Russia’s exit.
The ECHR ruled that Russia must pay Georgia €253 million due to the establishment of an illegal "border" along the administrative boundary with the Georgian territories it occupies, and the associated human rights violations.
Georgia filed a lawsuit against the aggressor country with the ECHR in August 2018, arguing that the "borderization" created a situation of systematic human rights violations, particularly endangering the lives of people crossing the administrative boundary with the Russian-occupied territories.
In April of last year, the ECHR confirmed that the so-called "borderization" created a systematic pattern of human rights abuses.
Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported that Russia refused to comply with the ECHR ruling that held Moscow responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 — a Boeing 777 over Donbas in 2014.
At that time, the Kremlin spokesperson confirmed that Russia would not implement any ECHR rulings, including the decision regarding the plane crash issued by the court on July 9.
