The Presidium of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute (Treaty of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, ICC) responded with a hypersonic missile to the “threats” of Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. An arrest warrant has been issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Related statement published area court.
Representatives of the court expressed regret for the Russian side’s “attempts” to block “efforts to bring them to justice” for actions “prohibited by international law”.
The organization noted that they “reaffirm their confidence in the court as an independent and impartial judicial institution”.
“We reaffirm our commitment to uphold and defend the principles and values enshrined in the Rome Statute, and to protect its integrity, without incurring any threat,” the statement said.
The document also emphasizes that the International Criminal Court embodies the collective commitment of participating States to “fight impunity for the most serious international crimes”. The ICC urged all countries to “respect the independence of the judiciary and prosecutor”.
Formerly Dmitry Medvedev threatening ICC with an Onyx hypersonic missile from a Russian Navy ship in the North Sea.
Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reminded that Russia is not a party to the Rome Statute of the ICC and therefore does not bear any obligations under this Statute. She also stated: does not plan cooperate with ICC despite calls from there.
Also, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, noted that the Kremlin is calm. reacted The decision of the ICC to issue an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin.