There is no immediate likelihood of either former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu or chief of staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov being detained to face charges of war crimes and the crime against humanity of inhumane acts. Russia isn´t a member of the court, doesn´t recognize its jurisdiction and refuses to hand over suspects.
Still, the move heaps more moral condemnation on Russia´s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The warrant is the global court´s latest effort to intervene in a major conflict. Earlier this year, the court´s chief prosecutor requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and three leaders of the Hamas militant group over the militants´ deadly attacks in southern Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza.
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