Russia has threatened the International Criminal Court with missile attack

Mar 21, 2023 - 19:56
Russia has threatened the International Criminal Court with missile attack


Russia could respond to Russian President Vladimir Putin's arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court with a rocket attack on the court's headquarters in The Hague. This was stated on his Telegram channel by the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev. “It is possible to imagine a targeted launch of an Oniks hypersonic missile from the North Sea by a Russian ship at the courthouse in The Hague,” the message reads. According to Medvedev, the court is "only a miserable international organization, and not the population of a country", so NATO would not start a war in response to such an attack. At the same time, Medvedev added, the decision of the International Criminal Court will have "monstrous consequences", as well as "the collapse of the principles of law".