International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan said that although an arrest warrant has been issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin, the court plans to cooperate with Moscow on the situation in Ukraine. DEA NewsReferring to Khan’s statement posted on the ICC website.
Previously, the pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, whose jurisdiction Moscow did not recognize, issued a search warrant Arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova.
“I will continue to seek cooperation from the Russian Federation regarding the situation in Ukraine and ensure that my office fully fulfills its obligations under Article 54 of the Rome Statute,” the prosecutor said in a statement.
Spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova statedThat the decisions of the ICC have no meaning for Russia, including from a legal point of view.
The decisions of the ICC are not recognized by the USA, China, India, Israel, Iran. In 2016, Russia withdrew from the International Criminal Court due to the situation with the Crimea.