The statement of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) about the willingness to cooperate with Moscow on the situation in Ukraine is absurd and meaningless. This opinion was expressed by the official representative of Russian President Dmitry Peskov. TASS.
Peskov reminded that Russia does not see the decisions of the International Criminal Court as legitimate and does not recognize its jurisdiction. Therefore, there is not the slightest reason for cooperation.
On June 25, the International Criminal Court (ICC) warrants issued For the arrest of the former head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu, and the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, Valery Gerasimov. This order was issued by the ICC’s Second Pre-Trial Chamber “in the context of the situation in Ukraine over alleged international crimes” allegedly committed in the period “from at least 10 October 2022 to at least 9 March 2023”.
Before that ICC in March 2023 He issued an order For the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin and children’s ombudsman Maria Lvova-Belova. The organization accused them of illegally deporting Ukrainian children.
Previously in the Kremlin commented ICC prosecutor’s request to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Source: Gazeta
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