Dmitry Peskov complained about “various closed trials” at the International Criminal Court, apparently being conducted in secret.
Russia is not a party to the Rome Statute, and therefore does not recognize any decisions of the International Criminal Court (ICC) The Hague. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this at a briefing on Wednesday, March 6, commenting on the court’s issuance of arrest warrants for the Russian commanders of long-range aviation Sergei Kobylash and the Black Sea Fleet who Viktor Sokolov.
“We are not participants in the charter, we do not recognize it. We treat such decisions accordingly,” he said.
Peskov recalled that this was not the first decision of the ICC in Russia. On March 17, 2023, arrest warrants were issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Children’s Ombudsman Maria Lvova-Belova on charges of illegally deporting thousands of children from Ukraine.
“We also know what there is (in the ICC, – edit.) There are also various closed processes that are carried out in secret. We treat such decisions accordingly,” Peskov added.
We remind you that on March 5, the Hague court issued arrest warrants for Russian commanders Sergei Kobylash and Viktor Sokolov. They are accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during Russia’s widespread attacks on civilians and critical infrastructure in Ukraine in 2022 and 2023.
Afterward, the Office of the President called the ICC’s ruling on the Russian commanders “infallible.”
And President Vladimir Zelensky said that no Russian animal would go unpunished.
Source: korrespondent
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