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Kremlin: ICC warrants outrageous and unacceptable, but null and void for us

A Russian flag with coat of arms is seen next to Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower in Moscow, Russia March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

The Kremlin said on Friday that an arrest warrant for war crimes issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague against Russian President Vladimir Putin was outrageous, but meaningless with respect to Russia.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia found the very questions raised by the ICC "outrageous and unacceptable", but noted that Russia, like many other countries, did not recognise the jurisdiction of the ICC.

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