Russia is a party to a hearing of Kyiv's lawsuit against Moscow in the UN International Court of Justice and, consequently, will recognize its decision, Russian presidential press officer Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

"Russia is a party to this hearing. That is, if Russia did not recognize the court decision, consequently, it would not be a party to this hearing," Peskov said, responding to a question as to whether Russia recognizes the court decision, no matter what it is.