On Friday March 17, the International Criminal Court announced that it had issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over his responsibility for war crimes committed in Ukraine since the Russian invasion. This decision relates to “banish” Thousands of Ukrainian children have gone to Russia since the conflict with Ukraine broke out a year ago, which constitutes a war crime. Several leaders responded to the ad.
Starting with the top Russian officials who simply refused the mandate, considering it to have no legal value for Russia.
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Russia, like a number of countries, does not recognize the jurisdiction of this court, and therefore, from the point of view of law, the decisions of this court are null and void.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Dmitry Peskov felt that the idea of arresting Vladimir Putin was “flagrant and unacceptable”. The spokeswoman for Russian diplomacy, Maria Zakharova, spoke about the ICC’s decision “Does not make sense”And Including from a legal point of view.. Russia is not a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and has no obligations under it.Maria Zakharova stressed on Telegram, adding that Moscow “Uncooperative” With the court based in the Netherlands. I warned it “(Arrest warrants) issued by the ICC will not be of legal significance.” For Russia.
The Russian Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova Belova, who has also been the target of an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court, confirmed that Moscow would “Keep going”.
“It is nice that the international community has appreciated our work to help the children of our country, and that we do not leave them in the areas of military operations and take them out.”The Russian news agency, RIA Novosti, quoted her as saying sarcastically.
for Former Russian President Dmitry MedvedevHe went so far as to compare, on Twitter, the arrest warrant to toilet paper. The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin. No need to explain where this paper is used.”He wrote in English, ending his message with a token of toilet paper.
The head of the RT channel, the military wing of the Kremlin’s propaganda abroad, Margarita Simonyan, threatened half of any country that wanted to arrest Vladimir Putin. I would like to see which country would arrest Putin under the Hague Resolution. Eight minutes more or less it will take the journey to his capital.”And she wrote on Twitter, in an apparent reference to the speed of Russian missiles.
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No surprise Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky He welcomed the decision “Historical” International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin for war crimes.
“A historic decision marks the beginning of a historic responsibility.”Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video posted to Telegram.
Just like the UK Who on Friday welcomed the issuance of an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war crime of “illegal deportation” of Ukrainian children. “We welcome the step taken by the independent International Criminal Court to hold those at the top of the Russian regime accountable, including Vladimir Putin,” British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Twitter.
Head of European diplomacy We talked about“important decision”repeats war crime “illegal deportation” of Ukrainian children.
This decision “It is only the beginning of the process of holding Russia and its leader accountable for the crimes and atrocities they are committing in Ukraine. There can be no impunity.”endorsed Josip Borrell from Skopje.
