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U.S. threatened to invade International Criminal Court. Now it loves ICC for targeting Putin

Originally published: Geopolitical Economy Report on March 29, 2023 (more by Geopolitical Economy Report) |

The U.S. government imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, threatened to arrest judges, and passed a “Hague Invasion Act”. Previously, the ICC only prosecuted Africans. But now that it wants to arrest Russian President Putin, Washington praises the court (while still refusing to join it).