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missile launch was carried out deliberately, citing that firing a Buk missile involves a complex process, but believed that the operators likely thought they were targeting a military aircraft rather than a passenger jet. The court found that only the highest prison sentence would be appropriate for former Russian intelligence officers Igor Girkin, Sergey Dubinsky, and Ukrainian separatist leader Leonid Kharchenko. However, Russia says it will not extradite its citizens, who were sentenced in absentia by the Dutch court.
Reuters: G20 leaders’ declaration condemns Russia's war. On the second day of the G20 summit, leaders of all member countries approved a declaration saying they “deplore in the strongest terms” Russia's war against Ukraine, Reuters reported, citing diplomatic sources.
Following the UN resolution on reparations, Ukraine will propose an international agreement. Ukrainian
authorities welcomed the UN General Assembly’s resolution on reparations from Russia and noted its importance, but also that it is only the first step. “From the liberation of Kherson to the diplomatic victory in New York - the General Assembly has just given the green light to create a compensation mechanism for Russian crimes in Ukraine. The aggressor will pay for what he has done," Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote. Deputy Minister of Justice Iryna Mudra explained that now the countries where Russian Federation assets have been seized have a legally justified decision and will be able to move from discussions to starting the international compensation mechanism. Ukraine will propose the drafting of an international agreement to hold the Russian Federation accountable and compensate Ukraine for the damage caused by its aggression.
Russia fires 100 missiles at Ukraine. Russia launched about 100 missiles at Ukrainian cities on Nov. 15 in its latest mass attack on critical infrastructure, according to Ukraine’s Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat.
Biden says Poland missile 'unlikely' fired from Russia. “It is unlikely in the lines of the trajectory that it was fired from Russia, but we'll see,” U.S. President Joe Biden, said according to the RFE/RL.
Zelensky denies Ukrainian missile hit eastern Poland during Russia's mass strike. President Volodymyr Zelensky on Nov. 16
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