Date: March 17, 2023 Time: 23:53:01
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov
Photo: REUTERS
Russia does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC), any decision of it is null, from the point of view of the law.
So, on Friday evening, March 17, the official representative of the Kremlin commented on the decision of the Chamber of the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and child advocate Maria Lvova-Belova. .
This is what, verbatim, Peskov said:
– We consider the very formulation of the question outrageous and unacceptable, Russia does not recognize the jurisdiction of this court.
– Can I ask a question, Dmitry Sergeevich? – I turned to the press secretary.
– What is the question?
– The head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, called today to prepare an international trial of kyiv criminals. It is reported that this judicial body will comply with international law.
“I have not seen this information yet,” Peskov said.
… And Lvova-Belova that same night called the ICC arrest warrant an evaluation of her work by the international community.
