Governments of the world see it necessary for Putin "be accountable"

According to AFP, US President Joe Biden assured that the arrest warrant is “justifiedAlthough the North American country is not a member of the institution either, the decision “sends a very strong signal.”

The head of European Union diplomacy, Josep Borrell, considered the ICC decision as the start of a process to hold Russia “accountable.”

While the British government, quoted by AFP, welcomed the measure and said that it would force “those at the top of the Russian regime, including Vladimir Putin, to To be accountable”.

The conflict in Ukraine will be part of talks between Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, who is due to visit Moscow next week.

Beijing has not condemned the military offensive and has tried to present itself as a neutral player in the conflict.

While Russia has praised Xi’s “restraint” on the conflict, the United States believes that Beijing’s call for a ceasefire would cement “Russian conquest.”