1:26 a.m.: ICC arrest warrant for Putin 'is warranted,' says Biden
The arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against Vladimir Putin for war crimes is "justified", Joe Biden said Friday.
The US president, speaking to reporters at the White House, recalled that the institution was not recognized by the United States, but said that his decision nevertheless sent "a very strong signal".
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0:30: Volodymyr Zelensky hails "historic" ICC decision
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday welcomed the International Criminal Court's "historic" decision to issue an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin for war crimes.
"A historic decision, which marks the beginning of a historic responsibility," Zelensky said in a video posted on Telegram.
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0:<>: Russia deems ICC arrest warrant for Putin "null and void"
Senior Russian officials on Friday rejected the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for President Vladimir Putin, saying it had no legal value for Russia.
"Russia, like a number of states, does not recognize the jurisdiction of this court, therefore, from the point of view of law, the decisions of this court are null and void," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Dmitry Peskov said that the very idea of an arrest of Vladimir Putin was "scandalous and unacceptable".
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova spoke of an ICC decision that was "meaningless", "including from a legal point of view".
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With AFP and Reuters
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