The vice-president of the sub-committee on human rights in the European Parliament ruled that the Russian head of state “could never again be a partner”, after the decision of the International Criminal Court.
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“It is an extremely powerful symbol that was expected”reacted on Friday March 17 on franceinfo the MEP Place Publique and vice-president of the sub-committee for human rights in the European Parliament Raphaël Glucksmann, after the announcement of the pronunciation of an international arrest warrant for against Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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According to the MEP, “Vladimir Putin has been responsible for years of war crimes and crimes against humanity, first in Chechnya, Georgia, Syria and now in Ukraine”. The MEP adds that this decision “places the other States, those who will welcome Vladimir Putin on a visit, face up to their responsibility. What are they going to do?”
Finally, Raphaël Glucksmann adds that “Vladimir Putin can never again be a partner, as Western officials thought so far”. “The Western states thought that this war was a parenthesis, and that then we could resume business ‘as usual’ with Vladimir Putin’s Russia. They understand this evening that they will no longer be able to do it”he concludes.
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