Ukraine president to go to battle crimes court docket docket in The Hague within the current day

By Reuters: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday will go to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, which in March issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged deportation of children from Ukraine.

Zelenskyy arrived on the Dutch Senate setting up spherical 0700 GMT for a gathering with parliamentarians, Dutch info firm ANP said. The ICC said he would go to on Thursday.

He can also have conferences with Prime Minister Mark Rutte and members of parliament, the federal authorities said ahead of his go to.

The abroad ministry said Zelenskyy was anticipated to ship a speech titled “No Peace Without Justice for Ukraine”.

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Citing questions of safety, authorities spokespersons declined to provide further particulars on Zelenskyy’s go to, his first official journey to the nation. The Ukrainian chief has visited a lot of abroad capitals along with London, Paris and Washington since Russia’s 2022 invasion.

The Netherlands has been a strong supporter of Ukraine, with Rutte in February saying he did not rule out any kind of military help for Kyiv as long as it did not convey NATO into battle with Russia.

Russia, which is not a member of the ICC and rejects its jurisdiction, denies committing atrocities all through its battle with Ukraine, which it phrases a “special military operation”.

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said in February {that a} world centre for the prosecution of the crime of aggression in Ukraine could be organize in The Hague.

The ICC can prosecute genocide in Ukraine nonetheless has no jurisdiction over alleged crimes of aggression by Russia there.

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