The Iranian parliament has appointed aviation expert Mehrdad Achlaki Ketabtschi as the new defense minister, who is already facing criticism due to sanctions from the USA and the EU, and after his confirmation has made sharp threats against the USA. #Iran #Verteidigungsminister #USASanktionen (translated)
It takes pressure to stop this. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (48), more than 15 important facilities for power generation and transmission were attacked on the night of Saturday. #UkraineKrieg #USASanktionen #Putin (translated)
Kremlin negotiator Kirill Dmitriev (51) stated that the planned sanctions had caused "severe damage" to the world economy. #UkraineKrieg #USASanktionen #Putin (translated)
The Kremlin celebrates the suspension of US sanctions against Russia by Donald Trump as a historic moment, while the Russian attacks on Ukraine continue unabated. #UkraineKrieg #USASanktionen #Putin (translated)
Undoubtedly, this is a very serious incident that deepens the divide between the United States and the European Union. The EU Member of Parliament from the liberal Renew faction, Sandro Gozi, says it is now important to coordinate and act decisively with Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan. #IStGH #USAsanktionen #EURechtsstaatlichkeit (translated)
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot also hints at it. #IStGH #USAsanktionen #EURechtsstaatlichkeit (translated)
Tomoko Akane, the president of the court, calls it an attack on the international legal order. #IStGH #USAsanktionen #EURechtsstaatlichkeit (translated)
But it is also an attack on the European Union. Because the court is in The Hague, the sanctions are directed against activities that take place within the European Union, according to Lange. #IStGH #USAsanktionen #EURechtsstaatlichkeit (translated)
"When the USA punishes judges and prosecutors for fulfilling their mandate, then that is simply intimidation of the judiciary," says the Member of the European Parliament Axel Voss, who sits for the European People's Party on the Legal Affairs Committee of the EU Parliament. #IStGH #USAsanktionen #EURechtsstaatlichkeit (translated)
Either the ICC stops its threats, or we put an end to the ICC. For US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that the United States will sanction the International Criminal Court in The Hague (ICC). #IStGH #USAsanktionen #EURechtsstaatlichkeit (translated)
Europe is considering measures against the US sanctions against the International Criminal Court, as these are seen as a threat to the rule of law and activities within the EU. #IStGH #USAsanktionen #EURechtsstaatlichkeit (translated)
"prohibit all dealings with this rogue court, cut its resources, and decisively weaken its capacity to act," said Secretary of State Marco Rubio. #Trump #USASanktionen #Friedensnobelpreis (translated)
"There are hundreds of employees who feel threatened. Some of the employees from the USA have stepped down." #Trump #USASanktionen #Friedensnobelpreis (translated)
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navanethem Pillay criticized the US sanctions against the International Criminal Court as "unacceptable" and pointed out that these measures threaten the court's staff. #Trump #USASanktionen #Friedensnobelpreis (translated)
The USA has tightened sanctions against the International Criminal Court to exert pressure on the institution. #USASanktionen #InternationalerStrafgerichtshof #Politik (translated)
"We expect our allies, many of whom belong to the ICC and rely on US soldiers for their defense, to rein in the court." US President Donald Trump will never allow the court to prosecute US citizens, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had stated. #IStGH #USASanktionen #internationaleDiplomatie (translated)
U.S. President Donald Trump will never allow the court to prosecute U.S. citizens, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had stated. #IStGH #USASanktionen #internationaleDiplomatie (translated)
The foreign ministers of Germany and seven other countries have sharply criticized the announced US sanctions against the International Criminal Court and emphasized their support for the independence of the court. #IStGH #USASanktionen #internationaleDiplomatie (translated)
The escalation reaches another level. Foreign Minister Meinl-Reisinger assessed the US sanctions as an attack on Austria's sovereignty. With them, "the escalation reaches another level," she criticized. #USASanktionen #InternationalerStrafgerichtshof #Völkerrecht (translated)
President Trump will never allow the International Criminal Court to prosecute US citizens," said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a statement provided to the Reuters news agency before the official announcement. #USASanktionen #InternationalerStrafgerichtshof #Völkerrecht (translated)
