Medvedev threatens missile attack on ICC 

Medvedev wrote it on Telegram.

According to the ex-president of Russia, he can well imagine the hypersonic missiles over the Hague courthouse, and NATO countries would not dare to respond.

"Unfortunately, gentlemen, everyone walks under God and missiles. It is quite possible to imagine the hypersonic Onyx flying from the Russian ship in the North Sea to the Hague courthouse. It cannot be shot down, unfortunately. It is only a meager international organization, not a whole NATO country. That's why they won't start a war. They'll be afraid. And no one will pity them. So, dear judges, watch the sky," Medvedev wrote.  

He added that the ICC's decision "to condemn the president of another nuclear state that does not participate in the ICC" will have "terrible consequences for international law."

• On March 17, the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and the Russian Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova.

• Representatives of various states and international organizations reacted to this decision. Later, they were joined by representatives of Great Britain and Canada, who unequivocally supported the position of the court.

• US President Joe Biden said that the warrant for Putin's arrest is justified because the Russian president committed war crimes.

• Russian President Putin is to visit South Africa in August to participate in the BRICS summit. The leadership of the South African Republic is aware of the International Criminal Court's warrant for Putin's arrest and is aware of its legal obligations.

• The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, also reacted to this decision and emphasized that Russia will bear responsibility for every crime against Ukraine and its people.