Hungary prevented European Union member states from releasing a joint assertion on the Worldwide Prison Courtroom’s (ICC) arrest warrant towards Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bloomberg reported, citing sources aware about the data.
In consequence, EU high diplomat Josep Borrell as a substitute launched an announcement underneath his personal title, mentioning the ICC’s determination.
“The EU sees the choice by the ICC as a starting of the method of accountability and holding Russian leaders to account for the crimes and atrocities they’re ordering, enabling, or committing in Ukraine,” Borrell mentioned within the assertion.
In accordance with Bloomberg, Hungary “wasn’t instantly in a position to reply to a request for remark.”