Russia quits International Criminal Court

MOSCOW, Nov 16 (PRIME) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on country’s disaffiliation with the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to documents seen by PRIME on Wednesday.

The president ordered the Foreign Ministry to send a correspondent notification to the U.N. secretary general.

Prosecutor of the ICC Fatou Bensouda earlier published a report recognizing accession of Crimea to Russia as an act equal to an international conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

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