The Kremlin finds it unacceptable that the International Criminal Court of The Hague (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin; Moscow does not recognize its decision. This was announced by the press secretary of President Dmitry Peskov. TASS.
“We find the raising of the question outrageous and unacceptable, Russia, like some states, does not recognize the jurisdiction of this court,” Peskov said.
The Kremlin spokesperson also emphasized that such decisions are legally invalid for the Russian side.
17 March ICC Pre-Trial Chamber issuance Arrest warrant for Putin and the Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, for the possibility of “illegal deportation and displacement of the population, especially children, from Ukraine to the Russian Federation.”
Spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova judicial The ICC decision is “legally invalid”.