![]() Russia’s Investigative Committee said Monday it is opening a criminal case against a prosecutor and three judges of the ICC over the arrest warrants they issued for Putin and his commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Lvova-Belova. Medvedev has in the past made bombastic statements and claims. He also cautioned that the court in The Hague could be a target for a Russian missile strike. He argued that in the past, the ICC has destroyed its credibility by failing to prosecute what he called U.S. “A gloomy sunset of the entire system of international relations is coming, trust is exhausted,” Medvedev wrote on his messaging app channel. and Ukraine also don’t recognize the ICC, but the court’s announcement tarnished Putin’s international standing.Ĭhina’s Foreign Ministry called on the ICC to “respect the jurisdictional immunity” of a head of state and “avoid politicization and double standards.”ĭmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, said the ICC’s move will have “monstrous consequences” for international law. The Kremlin doesn’t recognize the authority of the International Criminal Court and has rejected its move against Putin as “legally null and void.” China, the U.S. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cautiously welcomed Beijing’s involvement, but the overture fizzled. On the other hand, it has refused to condemn Moscow’s aggression and has censured Western sanctions against Moscow, while accusing NATO and the United States of provoking Putin’s military action.Ĭhina last month called for a cease-fire and peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow. It has shrunk from supplying Russia’s war machine - a move that could worsen relations with Washington and turn important European trade partners against Beijing. He added that Xi aims to “promote strategic coordination and practical cooperation between the two countries and inject new impetus into the development of bilateral relations.”Īlthough they boast of a “no-limits” partnership, Beijing has conducted a China First policy. “President Xi will have an in-depth exchange of views with President Putin on bilateral relations and major international and regional issues of common concern,” Wang said. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that over dinner on Monday, Putin and Xi will likely include a “detailed explanation” of Moscow’s actions in Ukraine.īroader talks involving officials from both countries on a range of subjects are scheduled for Tuesday, Peskov said.įollowing that success, Xi called for China to play a bigger role in managing global affairs. Security Council, also have held joint military drills. The two countries, which are among the five permanent members of the U.N. ![]() The two major powers have described Xi’s three-day trip as an opportunity to deepen their “no-limits friendship.” China looks to Russia as a source of oil and gas for its energy-hungry economy, and as a partner in standing up to what both see as U.S. Putin said he welcomed Xi’s plan for “settlement of the acute crisis in Ukraine.”Ĭhinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Monday to show off Beijing’s new diplomatic swagger and give a political lift to Russian President Vladimir Putin against the West just days after an international arrest warrant was issued for the Kremlin leader on war crimes charges related to Ukraine.
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