Moscow: America uses the Hague Court to settle personal accounts!
Russia's ambassador to the United States says that Washington threatens to sanction the International Criminal Court, but does not hesitate to use it against those it considers enemies. |
report Mehr News Agency quoted by Tass, Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador to America, says that this country rejects the legitimacy of the International Criminal Court and threatens to sanction it, but to use it against countries that The enemy thinks, he does not hesitate.
Antonov has reacted to the recent statements of US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Austin has said that the United States continues to support the International Criminal Court regarding the situation in Ukraine. Meanwhile, this court is seeking to issue an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Washington has threatened to sanction this international institution in response!
Antonov said: This is another double standard and a manifestation of American deception. The United States rejects the legitimacy of the International Criminal Court and sanctions this international institution when the interests of Washington and its allies are at stake. However, they shamelessly use this quasi-legal tool against those they consider enemies.
He added: No one in the world should have any doubts about this priceless American policy; A policy that abuses human rights issues for one purpose only; “Settling accounts with countries they consider enemies”. It seems that this is the same law-oriented order that it breathes!
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, previously called the International Criminal Court’s request to issue an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and Yoaf Gallant, the Minister of War of the Zionist regime, “shameful”. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken also described this request as shameful!