EU Pushes Back Against US Sanctions on International Criminal Court

The European Union called U.S. sanctions against the International Criminal Court “unacceptable” and said it will defend the court from the U.S. measures (see 2006110028). “The European Union remains committed to defending the Court from any outside interference aimed at obstructing the course of justice and undermining the international system of criminal justice,” Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, said in a June 16 statement, adding that the sanctions are “unprecedented in scope and content.” He urged the U.S. “to reverse its position.”