New Putin's term

The first reactions of Russian and foreign politicians to a court decision in the Hague to issue a warrant of Putin

Today, the International Criminal Court in the Hague (MUS) issued an arrest warrant of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Commissioner for Child Rights in the Russian Federation Maria Lvovo-Belova. They are suspected of a war crime - of illegal deportation of Ukrainians from occupied territories to Russia, including the transfer of children, follows from the release on the court website.

About what were the first reactions of Russian and foreign politicians, as well as public figures, to the decision of the Mus, in the selection of Novaya Gazeta Europe.

In Russia

Maria Lvova-Belova

Commissioner for Child Rights in the Russian Federation

“It's great that the international community appreciated that work on the help of the children of our country . That we do not leave them in the zones of military operations, that we export them, we create good conditions for them, that we surround them loving, caring people.

There were sanctions of all countries, even Japan, against me, now - an arrest warrant. I wonder what will happen next? Well, we continue to work, ”RBC quotes the words of the Ombudsman.

Dmitry Peskov

Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation

“We consider the formulation of the question outrageous and unacceptable . Russia, like a number of states, does not recognize the jurisdiction of this court and, accordingly, any decisions of this kind from the point of view of law for Russia are void , ”he told TASS to journalists.

Dmitry Medvedev

Head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation

“The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant of Vladimir Putin. No need to explain where this piece of paper should be used , ” wrote a politician on his Twitter in English.

Vyacheslav Volodin

Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation

“Yankees, hands away from Putin! The nonsense, sounding from the Hague, says one thing: the west is hysterical.

Paper of an alien the Hague court does not apply to Russia. Washington and Brussels have exhausted all the possibilities of sanctions and unfriendly actions. They could not break the citizens of the Russian Federation and destroy the economy of our country.

Washington and Brussels understand: there is Putin - there is Russia . Therefore, they attack him. Putin’s power is in support of the people, the consolidation of society around him. We regard any attacks on the President of the Russian Federation as aggression against our country , ” says his telegram channel.

Andrey Klishas

Chairman of the Commission on Constitutional Legislation and State Construction of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Federation

“The IRU warrant has no legal basis and consequences. Now the jurisdiction of the Mus is not recognized not only by Russia, but also by a number of states, members of the UN Security Council.

Having made such an absurd Musa decision, he embarked on the path of self -destruction. Russia needs to immediately issue a warrant for all the “judges” of the Mus , ” says his telegram channel.

Leonid Slutsky

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs in the State Duma of the Russian Federation

“ Terry double standards, complete politicization and discredit of the Mus . Such accusations are simply monstrous, they do not fall even under the definition of “absurd”.

The children's Ombudsman and the Russian authorities managed to save a huge number of children, many of whom lost their shelter, parents or were injured during shelling from Ukrainian neo -Nazis. And now they have a future in their country, in Russia.

The decision of the Mus is legally insignificant for the Russian side, just a zilch,

designed for the propaganda effect in the West. The jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court does not apply to Russia, since our country refused to ratify the Roman Statute. And in the Hague this is well known.

The Order of the Mus should be written out for the [President of Ukraine Vladimir] Zelensky , his gang and their Western patrons. They are real war criminals. "

Maria Zakharova

Official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

“Russia is not a participant in the Roman Statute of the International Criminal Court and does not bear obligations for it. Russia does not cooperate with this body, and possible “arrest” recipes emanating from the International Court will be legally void for us, ”she said at a briefing.

Margarita Simonyan

Editor -in -chief RT

“I would like to look at the country that, by decision of the Hague, will arrest Putin. Eight after eight minutes. Or how much will the flying time will be there to its capital . ”

Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation

“The Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia instructed the central apparatus of the department to organize a procedural audit in connection with the illegal issuance of orders for the arrest of citizens of the Russian Federation by the International Criminal Court.

As part of the audit, the Investigative Committee of Russia will establish specific persons from among the judges of the Musa, who made the above obviously illegal decisions. Based on the results, a procedural decision will be made, ”the release says on the website of the department.

In Ukraine

Vladimir Zelensky

President of Ukraine

“The historical decision from which historical responsibility will begin.

The head of state-terrorist and another Russian official officially became suspected of a war crime. In the deportation of Ukrainian children - illegally moving thousands of our children to Russian territory.

It would be impossible to perform such a criminal operation without an order of the highest leader of the terrorist state. To share children with families, to deprive them of any opportunity to contact relatives, to bury children in Russian territory, to spray through remote regions - all this is obvious to Russian state policy, state decisions, state evil . Beginning precisely with the first official of this state.

I am grateful to the team of prosecutor Karim Khan and the International Criminal Court, all in the world who helps us fight for justice. I am grateful for the fundamental and readiness to really bring to the guilty guilty, ”Zelensky said in the evening handling.

Andrey Ermak

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine

“I want to remind you that Ukraine is systematically cooperating with the Mus.

The Coordinating Council of Ukraine on the protection and safety of children under the President of Ukraine also works, whose task is to terminate the violent transfer or deportation of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation and the return and reunification of families in accordance with the interests of the child and international law.

In the industries invested in Ukraine, more than 16 thousand cases of forced deportation of children were recorded. Real numbers can be more frequent. 308 children managed to return. This is a rather difficult process, but we are working on it, ”he wrote in a telegram channel.

Dmitry Kuleba

Foreign Minister of Ukraine

“The wheels of justice rotate: I welcome the decision of the Mus to give the order to arrest Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvovo-Belova in connection with the violent transfer of Ukrainian children. International criminals will be held accountable for the theft of children and other international crimes , ” wrote the Foreign Minister of Ukraine on his Twitter in English.

Andrey Kostin

Prosecutor General of Ukraine

“ There is an arrest warrant of Putin! <...> The world received a signal that the Russian regime is a depressor, and its leadership and minions will be held accountable. This is a historical decision for Ukraine and the entire system of international law. I am grateful for him personally by the prosecutor of the ISS Karim Khan.

<...> But this is only the beginning of a long way of restoring justice. And we must go this path with the whole free world. We expect from all states that consider themselves part of the civilized world, the corresponding steps to bring suspects in the commission of international crimes accountable.

Even if these are the highest leaders of the Russian terrorist regime. Especially if these are the highest leaders of the Russian terrorist regime , ”Kostin said .

In the world

Stefan Dujarrick

Representative of the UN Secretary General

“The UN Secretary General will speak with who he considers necessary to solve the issues facing him,” he commented on TASS with the opportunity to meet Putin and Secretary General of the UN Antoniu Gutterisha.

Josep Borrel

Supreme EU representative

“The decision of the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest order for Vladimir Putin for a war crime - illegal deportation and sending of children from Ukraine to Russia - this is the beginning of the process to hold guilty .

We value and support the work of the Mus. There can be no impunity, ”the telegram channel of the EU representative office in Russia quotes his words.

Aleksandar Vucich

President of Serbia

“The West showed this that he would go to the end and does not worry too much because of the possible escalation . <...> This also suggests that the West wants to exert additional pressure on all those who have not been sharply against the Russian Federation until today, ”said Vucich (quote for TASS ).

Joe Biden

US President

“He [Putin] clearly committed war crimes. Well, I think this is justified . But the question is that we also do not recognize this at the international level. But I think this is a very strong argument, ”Reuters quotes his words.

Olaf Sholts

Chancellor Germany

“The fact is that no one is above the law. The International Criminal Court is the right institution for investigating war crimes, ”he said to ZDF.