"I believe that the court was subjected to pressure from the United States and many other EU countries. This only indicates how politicized the ICC is," she said in an interview with the Telegram channel "Daddy of the Chancellor".
Kneissl recalled that the ICC had previously opened cases against African politicians, but there had never been such precedents for Westerners who committed war crimes. In addition, according to the former Head of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, Ukraine does not recognize the ICC.
"What we now call 'Hague law'... was created about 120 years ago on the initiative of Russia... And now the idea that originated in Russia is being used against it and its politicians," Kneissl added.
On March 18, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, said that the court's order against Putin was regrettable.
German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann said that he would arrest Putin in the event of his visit to Germany.
The head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, instructed to give a legal assessment of Bushman's statements.