By a vote of 13 to two, the International Court of Justice at The Hague ruled that Russia "shall immediately suspend military operations" in Ukraine. The two dissenting votes were from the justices representing Russia and China. The court’s ruling is in response to a suit filed by Ukraine, accusing Russia of manipulating the concept of genocide to justify its military aggression. Although ICJ verdicts are binding, the court has no direct means of enforcing them. Russia chose not to participate in oral proceedings, but presented a document stating its position that the ICJ lacks jurisdiction in the case. In delivering the ruling, the ICJ president, Joan Donoghue of the United States, outlined the necessary conditions that were met to give the court authority. She especially stressed that Ukraine's assertions are plausible, and the condition of urgency was met in that acts causing irreparable harm can "occur at any moment." (Photo of Ukrainian delegation at hearings: UN News)