Russia’s view on the ICC and war crimes

The confrontation between Russia and the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been intensified with arrest warrants on Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov. The former defense minister and the top general are charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. Unfortunately, many people overlook the strategic purpose of Russia’s war crimes and how the conflict with the court in The Hague is a part of a bigger battle against the so-called rules based world order. 0:00 Arrest warrants on Shoigu and Gerasimov 1:07 Differences to Putin’s case 3:13 Russia’s reaction 3:35 The rules-based world order 4:26 Russian ideas of great powers and sovereignty 5:22 Russia wants to undermine the court 6:35 The strategic purpose of war crimes Subscribe to my newsletter: .