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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine[In Progress]
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on 25/04/2023, 07:15:32 UTC
Russia has not ratified the Rome Statute, so for Russian citizens this warrant is a legally insignificant piece of paper. It happens, the USA, Ukraine, China and many other countries have not ratified the Rome Statute either. Moreover, according to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the incumbent president cannot be held criminally liable. And also in accordance with the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons (Adopted by resolution 3166 (XXVIII) of the UN General Assembly of December 14, 1973), heads of state enjoy absolute immunity. It sounds like you are just undermining the legitimacy of this Convention. Grin

Slobodan Milošević probably thought his arrest warrant was a legally insignificant piece of paper too.
The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, the arrest of Milosevic and his murder in prison by the method of not providing quality medical care is perhaps the most shameful page in the recent history of Europe. It is even strange that you draw these analogies here, they are very disadvantageous for Ukraine.