MOSCOW. Jan 23 (Interfax) - The Russian Supreme Court has recognized the Ukrainian organization Right Sector (earlier designated an extremist organization in Russia) as a terrorist organization at a request filed by the Prosecutor General's Office, an Interfax correspondent reported from the courtroom.
"The statement of claim shall be granted," the court said in its ruling read out on Thursday.
Under the ruling, the court declared the National Liberation Movement Right Sector, a Ukrainian paramilitary association, the Right Youth organization and the Right Sector Volunteer Ukrainian Corps as terrorist and banned their activities in Russia.
The decision to ban Right Sector and its specified subdivisions "shall be subject to immediate execution," the ruling said.
For its part, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office said in a statement that the movement "is an association of Ukrainian nationalist far-right organizations, which is based on the ideology of radical Ukrainian nationalism and total Russophobia."
"Since the beginning of the special military operation, members of the Right Sector Volunteer Ukrainian Corps have been actively involved in combat operations against the Russian Federation. The Right Youth promotes hatred towards Russians among minors, glorifies the accomplices of Nazi Germany, is engaged in preparations for combat operations, and is involved in organizing the fundraising for the Ukrainian Armed Forces," the statement said.
The Supreme Court recognized Right Sector as an extremist organization in 2014 and banned its activities in Russia.