Trump's sanctions against ICC threaten search for justice in Ukraine, EU warns

The executive order signed by Donald Trump targets ICC officials who work in investigations related to the US and its allies, such as Israel.

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00:00Senior EU officials have warned that Donald Trump's decision to sanction the International

00:06Criminal Court, ICC, risks endangering the search for justice in Ukraine.

00:11European Council President Antonio Costa, who met with ICC presidents on Thursday, said

00:17the decision undermines the international criminal justice system as a whole.

00:22Trump's order imposes financial and visa restrictions on those who assist the ICC in its investigation

00:29of American citizens or allies.

00:31EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in a post on X, said the ICC guarantees accountability

00:37for international crimes and gives a voice to victims worldwide.

00:42Since March 2022, the ICC has been investigating allegations of war crimes in Ukraine and issued

00:49arrest warrants against six high-ranking officials of the Kremlin, including President Vladimir

00:55Putin.

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