00:19Russia: Decisions of International Criminal Court 'legally invalid' - Zakharova on arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova called the decisions of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin 'legally invalid', in Moscow on Thursday.
"Russia is not a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and bears no obligations under it. Therefore, I repeat, Russia does not cooperate with this institution, and any possible 'prescriptions' for arrest coming from the International Court would be legally invalid for us," the ministry's spokesperson stressed.
The International Criminal Court issued a statement on its official website on Friday stating that Pre-Trial Chamber II of the ICC had ordered the arrest of Vladimir Putin as well as the Russian Children's Rights ombudsperson Maria Lvova-Belova.
The report notes that Putin and Lvova-Belova are allegedly responsible for "war crimes related to the illegal deportation of the population (children) from the occupied territories of Ukraine to the territory of the Russian Federation".
According to the ICC, the arrest warrants were issued pursuant to applications filed by the prosecution on February 22, 2023.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov stressed that Moscow considers "the very raising of the issue to be outrageous and unacceptable" and "Russia, like a number of states, does not recognise the jurisdiction of this court".
Commenting on the ICC warrant for her arrest, Lvova-Belova, said it was "great that the international community has appreciated the work to help our country's children".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski, in a statement, called the ICC decision 'historic' and added that the head of the 'terrorist state' and the functionary had 'officially become suspects in a war crime'.
00:19Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova called the decisions of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin 'legally invalid', in Moscow on Thursday.
"Russia is not a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and bears no obligations under it. Therefore, I repeat, Russia does not cooperate with this institution, and any possible 'prescriptions' for arrest coming from the International Court would be legally invalid for us," the ministry's spokesperson stressed.
The International Criminal Court issued a statement on its official website on Friday stating that Pre-Trial Chamber II of the ICC had ordered the arrest of Vladimir Putin as well as the Russian Children's Rights ombudsperson Maria Lvova-Belova.
The report notes that Putin and Lvova-Belova are allegedly responsible for "war crimes related to the illegal deportation of the population (children) from the occupied territories of Ukraine to the territory of the Russian Federation".
According to the ICC, the arrest warrants were issued pursuant to applications filed by the prosecution on February 22, 2023.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov stressed that Moscow considers "the very raising of the issue to be outrageous and unacceptable" and "Russia, like a number of states, does not recognise the jurisdiction of this court".
Commenting on the ICC warrant for her arrest, Lvova-Belova, said it was "great that the international community has appreciated the work to help our country's children".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski, in a statement, called the ICC decision 'historic' and added that the head of the 'terrorist state' and the functionary had 'officially become suspects in a war crime'.