ICC warrant shows that West is not afraid of escalation in Ukraine, says Serbian president

The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) warrant for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin demonstrates that the West is not afraid of possible escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday.

"By this, the West has demonstrated that it will stop at nothing and cares little about possible escalation of the conflict [in Ukraine].  It means that the West is seeking to exert extra pressure on all those who have not been against Russia until today," he said.

 Decisions of the International Criminal Court are of no consequence in Russia and any arrest warrants are null and void, International Criminal Court, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.

"Decisions of the International Criminal Court are of no consequence in our country, including from the legal perspective," Zakharova said on Telegram. 

"Russia isn’t a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and is under no obligation arising from it. Russia doesn’t cooperate with the organization, and any potential arrest ‘recipes’ originating from the international court will be null and void for us." [TASS]