00:00The Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has said the court's investigation into Russian President Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine can't be halted by peace talks.
00:12Negotiators and officials from the U.S., Ukraine and Russia have held multiple meetings in recent weeks to discuss a potential peace deal to end Russia's full-scale invasion.
00:22Peace and justice can march together and many would argue that justice is not possible or peace is not possible without justice.
00:30That there must be the possibility of accountability in order for peace to be enduring, to be sustainable.
00:37So that is, I think, one of the really important discussions we heard in the context of the Rome Statute when it was being negotiated.
00:43I think it's a very important concept.
00:45While a peace deal can't automatically stop the court's jurisdiction, the United Nations Security Council could ask the court to defer the case where it feels there is room for a peace agreement, but it would only be a temporary stop.
00:57The ICC has issued arrest warrants for Putin and five others over their alleged involvement in war crimes in Ukraine.
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