00:55Russia: 'Outrageous and unacceptable' - Kremlin spox on ICC's arrest warrant for Putin
The International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday is 'outrageous and unacceptable,' said Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov.
"Russia, like a number of other states, does not recognise the jurisdiction of this court, and consequently, any decisions of this kind are null and void for the Russian Federation from the point of view of law," he stated.
On Friday, the International Criminal Court issued a statement on its official website stating that the ICC's Pre-Trial Chamber II had ordered the arrest of Vladimir Putin and 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.'
International Criminal Court President Piotr Hofmanski said that 'the ICC attaches great importance to the protection of victims, especially children'. He added that the release of the warrants was 'in the interests of justice' and 'their enforcement depends on international cooperation'.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova called the ICC's decisions to issue an arrest warrant for the Russian president 'null and void' at a weekly briefing in Moscow on Thursday. The diplomat noted that 'Russia is not a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and has no obligations under it'.
The children's ombudsman, Lvova-Belova, commenting on the ICC warrant for her arrest, said it was 'great that the international community has appreciated the work to help our country's children'.
In a statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky 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'.
00:55The International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday is 'outrageous and unacceptable,' said Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov.
"Russia, like a number of other states, does not recognise the jurisdiction of this court, and consequently, any decisions of this kind are null and void for the Russian Federation from the point of view of law," he stated.
On Friday, the International Criminal Court issued a statement on its official website stating that the ICC's Pre-Trial Chamber II had ordered the arrest of Vladimir Putin and 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.'
International Criminal Court President Piotr Hofmanski said that 'the ICC attaches great importance to the protection of victims, especially children'. He added that the release of the warrants was 'in the interests of justice' and 'their enforcement depends on international cooperation'.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova called the ICC's decisions to issue an arrest warrant for the Russian president 'null and void' at a weekly briefing in Moscow on Thursday. The diplomat noted that 'Russia is not a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and has no obligations under it'.
The children's ombudsman, Lvova-Belova, commenting on the ICC warrant for her arrest, said it was 'great that the international community has appreciated the work to help our country's children'.
In a statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky 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'.