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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, now the chairman of Russia’s security council, issued an ominous warning on Monday, suggesting Russia might strike at the International Criminal Court (ICC) with a hypersonic missile in response to his decision to issue an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin, writes Newsweek.
Attempts to try Putin in the ICC would have “monstrous” consequences for international law, Medvedev, deputy head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, said in a statement on his Telegram channel.
“Alas, gentlemen, everyone walks under God and rockets. It is entirely possible to imagine the targeted use of a hypersonic ‘Onyx’ from the North Sea by a Russian ship at the courthouse in The Hague,” she continued, referring to a missile fired from a Russian cruiser.
“And the court is just a miserable international organization, not the population of a NATO country. That’s why they won’t start a war. They will be afraid. And no one will feel sorry for them. So, judges of the tribunal, look up to heaven…” Medvedev would have added.
Contacted by Newsweek, the ICC said the Court does not comment on political statements.
