Armenia joins International Criminal Court, Moscow decries 'unfriendly step'

Kremlin hopes Armenia joining ICC will not affect ties

The Kremlin said Thursday it hoped Armenia joining the International Criminal Court (ICC) would not affect relations after warning the Caucasus country for months against the move. Armenia — which has distanced itself from its historic ally Russia in recent months — formally joined The Hague-based court Thursday. It is now obliged to arrest President Vladimir Putin if he sets foot on Armenian territory after the ICC issued an arrest warrant for …

Yerevan decided on this move after last year's conquering military operation of Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Accession to ICC further complicates Armenia's uneasy relations with Russia — area expert

According to Stanislav Pritchin, Yerevan's main goal was to get an additional opportunity to put pressure on Azerbaijan, with which Armenia has long been in conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region

Armenia joins International Criminal Court, Moscow decries 'unfriendly step'

Armenia on Thursday formally joined the International Criminal Court (ICC), officials said, in a move that traditional ally Moscow has denounced as "unfriendly".

Arménie přistoupila k Mezinárodnímu trestnímu soudu, navzdory odporu Moskvy

Arménie se ve čtvrtek oficiálně připojila k zemím, které se řídí verdikty Mezinárodního trestního soudu v Haagu (ICC). Oznámil to zástupce arménského justičního orgánu. Rozhodnutí Jerevanu přijmout jurisdikci soudu, který před časem vydal zatykač na ruského prezidenta Vladimira Putina, už dopředu kritizovala Moskva. Pokud by Putin od nynějška do Arménie přijel, musel by být zatčen a vydán do Haagu.

Armenia has officially become a state party to the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), an official source said on Thursday, a decision that Russia, its traditional ally, regarded as hostile, reports AFP.