BREAKING – Bloomberg: Hungary vetoes joint EU resolution on Putin arrest warrant
Three days ago, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin. It holds the Russian president directly and personally responsible for crimes committed by Russian forces or groups linked to them in Ukraine.
Somewhat unusually, the European Union has not followed this up with any official statement or position, with only the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borell, issuing a statement under his own name in which he said that he ‘takes note’ of the ICC’s action.
According to Bloomberg sources, this was because the joint statement by EU member states was vetoed by the Hungarian government. EU justice ministers issued a joint statement saying they supported the decision, but Hungary did not sign it either.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reacted after the circular was issued, saying it was “outrageous and unacceptable” but had no legal relevance for Russia. On Monday, the spokesman said the decision expressed “clear hostility” to Russia and Putin personally.
In a ridiculous response to the ICC arrest warrant, Moscow has launched criminal proceedings against the ICC prosecutor and judges who issued a wanted notice against Putin.
