Russia says the United States is being hypocritical by opposing the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation of Israel but supporting its arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin.
The ICC – which can charge individuals with war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide – is investigating Hamas’s attack and Israel’s devastating military assault on Gaza, now in its seventh month.
“Washington fully supported, if not stimulated, the issuance of ICC warrants against the Russian leadership,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said in a post on Telegram.
But “the American political system does not recognise the legitimacy of this structure in relation to itself and its satellites”, Zakharova said, adding such a position is intellectually “absurd”.
White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said the US doesn’t support the ICC’s investigation of Israel as it doesn’t have jurisdiction.
Russia: US hypocritical over ICC probe into Israel war crimes in Gaza
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