The Worldwide Prison Court docket (ICC) will proceed to hold out its features in holding Russia accountable for crimes dedicated in the course of the full-scale struggle in opposition to Ukraine, no matter U.S. sanctions, International Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi mentioned throughout a Feb. 7 briefing.
Tykhyi's assertion got here after President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on the ICC over probes concentrating on the U.S. and Israel. He ordered an asset freeze and a journey ban on the court docket's officers, workers and their households, in addition to anybody who’s believed to have assisted the ICC in its investigation.
"I believe that the U.S. choices usually are not associated to the Ukrainian context, and we hope that they won’t have an effect on the court docket's capacity to attain justice and justice for the victims of Russian aggression," Tykhyi mentioned.
In line with the spokesperson, Kyiv continues to work with the ICC to make sure that the investigation of Russian struggle crimes advances.
Ukraine turned the a hundred and twenty fifth state celebration to the Rome Statute of the Worldwide Prison Court docket (ICC) on Jan. 1.
In March 2023, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Presidential Commissioner for Youngsters's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova for the pressured deportations of not less than tens of 1000’s of Ukrainian kids to Russia and Russian-occupied territories.
The ICC additionally issued arrest warrants for Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Russia's Safety Council who previously served as protection minister, and Valery Gerasimov, chief of the Common Employees of the Russian military, for struggle crimes in opposition to Ukraine.
The Kyiv IndependentMartin Fornusek