Peskov called the decisions of the International Criminal Court null and void

The decisions of the International Criminal Court have no legal force and are void, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, commenting on the decision of the ICC to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova.

“I have a lot of questions regarding the decision of the ICC. In this regard, here is what I would like to tell you. We consider the very formulation of the question outrageous and unacceptable. Russia, like a number of states, does not recognize the jurisdiction of this court. And, accordingly, any decisions of this kind are null and void for the Russian Federation from the point of view of law. This is the only thing I would like and could say about this decision, ”Peskov told reporters.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stressed that the decisions of the ICC have no meaning for Moscow, and possible arrest warrants are legally void. “Russia does not cooperate with this body, and possible “recipes” for arrest coming from the International Court of Justice will be legally null and void for us,” the diplomat wrote on her Telegram channel.

Andrey Klishas, ​​head of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building, agreed with Zakharova. According to him, the ICC warrant has no legal basis and consequences. “Now the jurisdiction of the ICC is not recognized not only by Russia, but also by a number of member states of the UN Security Council. Having made such an absurd decision, the ICC embarked on the path of self-liquidation,” he concluded.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the court of last resort for serious international crimes. It was established under the Rome Statute signed in 1998. Russia has signed but not ratified it.