Kremlin Questions U.S. Stance on ICC Sanctions Amid Netanyahu Warrants

The Kremlin expressed curiosity over the United States' readiness to impose sanctions on the ICC, following the prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and others. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated that Russia does not recognize the ICC's jurisdiction.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it was very curious that the United States appeared ready to use sanctions against the International Criminal Court whose prosecutor requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes.

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that as Russia was not a party to the Rome Statute, which established the ICC, Moscow did not recognise the court's jurisdiction.