Russia does not recognise ICC arrest warrants, Kremlin says

Russia does not recognise arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for two Russian commanders suspected of war crimes in Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
The ICC said on Tuesday it had issued arrest warrants for top Russian commanders Sergei Kobylash and Viktor Sokolov for missile strikes against Ukrainian electricity infrastructure.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that as Russia was not a party to the Rome Statute, which established the ICC, Moscow did not recognise the warrants.
“We are not parties to the statute – we do not recognize this,” Peskov told reporters when asked about the ICC warrants.
“This is not the first decision. We also know that there are various closed processes going on there, which are kept secret, and we treat such decisions accordingly.”