Foreign Affairs
Ambassador Popolo Responds to Jetten's Criticism: 'The Hague Court Must Keep Its Hands Off the US'
US Ambassador Joe Popolo responded to Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten’s UN speech, which urged nations to protect the International Criminal Court (ICC) from US sanctions. Popolo stated on X that the US keeps its hands off the ICC only if the court reciprocates by staying away from American citizens. He emphasized that US non-recognition of the ICC is a longstanding bipartisan position, citing the 2002 "Hague Invasion Act," while noting that President Donald Trump recently escalated tensions through heavy sanctions. Jetten argued in New York that undermining international legal systems affects everyone and that impunity is unacceptable.
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