kˈɑːnənˌɑːvz dᵻfˈɛns tˈiːm, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ɹˈʌʃəz ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv tə ðɪ ˌiːsˌiːˌeɪtʃˈɑːɹ, dˈɛpjuːɾi dʒˈʌstɪs mˈɪnɪstɚ dʒˈɔːɹɡi mˈætjuːʃkˌɪn, wˈɔːɹnd ðə ɹˈuːlɪŋ pˈoʊzᵻz ɡɹˈeɪv dˈeɪndʒɚz tə ðə lˈiːɡəl lˈɛɡəsi ʌvðə njʊɹɹˈɛmbɜːɡ tɹˈaɪəlz fɹʌm wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.
Kononov's defence team, along with Russia's representative to the ECHR, Deputy Justice Minister Georgi Matyushkin, warned the ruling poses grave dangers to the legal legacy of the Nuremberg trials from World War II.