- 15 (h) immediately cease interference with ethnic Ukrainian education and take all
necessary and appropriate measures to restore education in the Ukrainian language
in Russian-occupied Crimea;
(i) immediately restore the rights of ethnic Ukrainians to engage in cultural gatherings
in Russian-occupied Crimea;
(j) immediately take all necessary and appropriate measures to permit the free
operation of ethnic Ukrainian media in Russian-occupied Crimea; and
(k) make full reparation for all victims of the Russian Federation’s policy and pattern
of cultural erasure through discrimination in Russian-occupied Crimea.”
19. In the written proceedings on the merits, the following submissions were presented on
behalf of the Government of Ukraine in its Memorial:
“653. For the reasons set out in this Memorial, Ukraine respectfully requests the
Court to adjudge and declare that:
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(a) The Russian Federation is responsible for violations of Article 18 of the ICSFT by
failing to cooperate in the prevention of the terrorism financing offenses set forth
in Article 2 by taking all practicable measures to prevent and counter preparations
in its territory for the commission of those offenses within or outside its territory.
Specifically, the Russian Federation has violated Article 18 by failing to take the
practicable measures of: (i) preventing Russian state officials and agents from
financing terrorism in Ukraine; (ii) discouraging public and private actors and
other non-governmental third parties from financing terrorism in Ukraine;
(iii) policing its border with Ukraine to stop the financing of terrorism; and
(iv) monitoring and suspending banking activity and other fundraising activities
undertaken by private and public actors on its territory to finance of terrorism in
Ukraine.
(b) The Russian Federation is responsible for violations of Article 8 of the ICSFT by
failing to identify and detect funds used or allocated for the purposes of financing
terrorism in Ukraine, and by failing to freeze or seize funds used or allocated for
the purpose of financing terrorism in Ukraine.
(c) The Russian Federation has violated Articles 9 and 10 of the ICSFT by failing to
investigate the facts concerning persons who have committed or are alleged to
have committed terrorism financing in Ukraine, and to extradite or prosecute
alleged offenders.
(d) The Russian Federation has violated Article 12 of the ICSFT by failing to provide
Ukraine the greatest measure of assistance in connection with criminal
investigations in respect of terrorism financing offenses.