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European governments backed the International Criminal Court in The Hague following its decision on Thursday to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and slain Hamas terror leader Mohammed Deif. Josep Borrell, the European Union’s outgoing foreign-policy chief, claimed that the ruling was “not political” and should be respected.

The European Commission has launched a new project as part of its foreign policy tool to support the capabilities of the International Criminal Court (ICC) with 7.25 million euros. As the censor reports: reported by "European truth". This project, first announced by the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrel in Kiev, is part of the EU's efforts to combat impunity for international crimes around the world. In particular, it will help the ICC expand its investigative capabilities to respond to ongoing investigations into war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine. "There can be no impunity for crimes committed under Russian...