Reply To: Russian Tensions
We are all aware of the USA attitude to the ICC, the authority it claims to invade the Hague.
Russia now claims a similar right.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said, “It’s quite possible to imagine a hypersonic missile being fired from the North Sea from a Russian ship at The Hague courthouse.” He added: “Everyone walks under God and rockets… Look carefully to the sky…”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/23/icc-concerned-by-russian-threats-over-putin-arrest-warrant
Just as the USA banned ICC investigators from collating evidence, Russia has brought a criminal case against the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor and judges who issued an arrest warrant for Putin on war crimes charges.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/20/arrest-warrant-for-putin-russia-opens-own-case-against-icc