Armenia Votes to Join Court That Issued Putin’s Arrest Warrant
- Lawmakers vote to back International Criminal Court membership
- Russia condemns ‘hostile’ Armenian move amid surging tensions
Damage following shelling in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, in September.
Photographer: Hasmik Khachatryan/AFP/Getty Images
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Armenia defied outrage from the Kremlin and voted to ratify membership of the International Criminal Court that’s issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
Lawmakers voted 60-22 in Armenia’s parliament Tuesday to approve the Rome Statute recognizing the jurisdiction of the court. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government has argued that ICC membership will allow Armenia to bring war-crimes cases against Azerbaijan over the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and attacks on its own borders.