She stressed the importance of upholding international law amid Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine.
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“Cluster bombing of civilians, torture in dark cellars, thousands of kidnappings of Ukrainian children, Russia’s illegal anger in Ukraine; the brutality of war cannot be justified by anything,” Baerbock said.
“Russian President Vladimir Putin is trampling on the most elementary foundations of international law that unite all peoples.”
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According to the minister, she wants to show in The Hague ‘with complete clarity’ that ‘international law is strong and that strengthening it, especially now, is a matter that concerns us all’.
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Baerbock will visit the International Criminal Court and deliver a keynote address to the Hague Academy of International Law. She is then expected to meet with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra.
On December 12, 2022, Hoekstra announced that the Netherlands agrees to the establishment of a special tribunal in The Hague under the auspices of the UN to investigate Russia’s crimes in Ukraine.
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