06:01Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that Kremlin considers Yerevan's intention to join the Rome Statute 'extremely hostile', speaking to journalists in Moscow on Thursday.
"Armenia is well aware that we are not a participant [of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court]. And Armenia is well aware of the decision that is really hard to grasp, a decision made based on the statute [to arrest President Vladimir Putin and Children's Ombudsperson Maria Lvova-Belova]. We know that Yerevan is well aware of this," Peskov said.
"We're hopeful that such decisions won't have a negative effect on our bilateral relations. Because this concerns a statute that we do not recognise, and we're not a participant. Such decisions are extremely hostile to us," Peskov continued.
The spokesperson added that he was not familiar with the details of the agreement proposed by Armenia for a legal solution to the Rome Statute. According to Peskov, Putin did not plan any trips to Armenia in the near future.
In addition, he said an increase in Russia's defence spending was 'absolutely necessary'.
"It's obvious that such an increase is necessary. It is absolutely necessary because we're in a state of hybrid war. We're continuing the Special Military Operation... I mean the hybrid war that was declared against us. And this calls for high spending," Peskov stated.
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said at the Moscow Financial Forum on Thursday that the money included in the draft budget for the next three years would be enough for all planned purposes. At the same time, he named the 'everything for the front, everything for victory' point among the priorities of the country's main financial document.
On Thursday, Armenia's Parliamentary Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs reportedly adopted a draft law on ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and sent it to the parliament.
'Extremely hostile to us' - Kremlin Spox Peskov on Armenia's decision to ratify ICC Rome Statute
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that Kremlin considers Yerevan's intention to join the Rome Statute 'extremely hostile', speaking to journalists in Moscow on Thursday.
"Armenia is well aware that we are not a participant [of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court]. And Armenia is well aware of the decision that is really hard to grasp, a decision made based on the statute [to arrest President Vladimir Putin and Children's Ombudsperson Maria Lvova-Belova]. We know that Yerevan is well aware of this," Peskov said.
"We're hopeful that such decisions won't have a negative effect on our bilateral relations. Because this concerns a statute that we do not recognise, and we're not a participant. Such decisions are extremely hostile to us," Peskov continued.
The spokesperson added that he was not familiar with the details of the agreement proposed by Armenia for a legal solution to the Rome Statute. According to Peskov, Putin did not plan any trips to Armenia in the near future.
In addition, he said an increase in Russia's defence spending was 'absolutely necessary'.
"It's obvious that such an increase is necessary. It is absolutely necessary because we're in a state of hybrid war. We're continuing the Special Military Operation... I mean the hybrid war that was declared against us. And this calls for high spending," Peskov stated.
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said at the Moscow Financial Forum on Thursday that the money included in the draft budget for the next three years would be enough for all planned purposes. At the same time, he named the 'everything for the front, everything for victory' point among the priorities of the country's main financial document.
On Thursday, Armenia's Parliamentary Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs reportedly adopted a draft law on ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and sent it to the parliament.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that Kremlin considers Yerevan's intention to join the Rome Statute 'extremely hostile', speaking to journalists in Moscow on Thursday.
"Armenia is well aware that we are not a participant [of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court]. And Armenia is well aware of the decision that is really hard to grasp, a decision made based on the statute [to arrest President Vladimir Putin and Children's Ombudsperson Maria Lvova-Belova]. We know that Yerevan is well aware of this," Peskov said.
"We're hopeful that such decisions won't have a negative effect on our bilateral relations. Because this concerns a statute that we do not recognise, and we're not a participant. Such decisions are extremely hostile to us," Peskov continued.
The spokesperson added that he was not familiar with the details of the agreement proposed by Armenia for a legal solution to the Rome Statute. According to Peskov, Putin did not plan any trips to Armenia in the near future.
In addition, he said an increase in Russia's defence spending was 'absolutely necessary'.
"It's obvious that such an increase is necessary. It is absolutely necessary because we're in a state of hybrid war. We're continuing the Special Military Operation... I mean the hybrid war that was declared against us. And this calls for high spending," Peskov stated.
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said at the Moscow Financial Forum on Thursday that the money included in the draft budget for the next three years would be enough for all planned purposes. At the same time, he named the 'everything for the front, everything for victory' point among the priorities of the country's main financial document.
On Thursday, Armenia's Parliamentary Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs reportedly adopted a draft law on ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and sent it to the parliament.