The Kremlin on Tuesday defined the reaction of the US to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “more than curious.”
On Monday, Karim Khan, the ICC’s prosecutor, applied for arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and three leaders of the Palestinian group Hamas, including political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh.
On the same day, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson said on X: “In the absence of leadership from the White House, Congress is reviewing all options, including sanctions, to punish the ICC and ensure its leadership faces consequences if they proceed. If the ICC is allowed to threaten Israeli leaders, ours could be next.”
In a press briefing on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: “You know that we are not parties to the (Rome) Statute. Accordingly, we do not recognize the jurisdiction of this court. But in general, indeed, the situation is more than curious in terms of the US attitude and readiness to use sanctions methods even in relation to the ICC.”
“Very interesting. That is, on the one hand, we do not support, but on the other hand, of course, we carefully observe and record the features of the position,” Peskov went on to say.
Israel has continued its brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the enclave.
More than seven months into the Israeli war, vast swathes of Gaza lay in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water, and medicine.
Furthermore, the implications of US ICC Sanctions extend beyond the immediate diplomatic repercussions.
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