On Monday, China asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to avoid “double standards” after it issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes.
“The ICC must take an objective and impartial stance, respect the legal immunity of heads of state (…) and avoid politicization and double standards,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said just hours before the start of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting. state visit to Russia.
The International Criminal Court in The Hague accused Putin of being personally responsible for the kidnapping of thousands of children from Ukraine. Thus, governments that accept the court’s jurisdiction will be required to detain Putin if he visits their country.
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