ICC EXPOSED? Lavrov Claims West Openly Funded Proceedings Against Russia Before Verdict Was Reached!

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Western nations of committing "blatant bribery" of the International Criminal Court, claiming that Britain, the Netherlands, Canada and Japan channelled millions in funding to the ICC specifically earmarked for investigations into Russia's actions in Ukraine — openly declaring, he said, that the funds would be used to investigate a defendant who had already been charged in advance. Lavrov described Ukraine as "a goldmine" for the ICC, arguing that in any national legal system the proceedings would be dismissed as a set-up. He also attacked Western use of Russia's frozen gold and foreign exchange reserves held at Euroclear, saying that using confiscated Russian assets to finance a war against Russia had no legal justification and that the reserves would ultimately be returned. Lavrov condemned the Council of Europe's Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine as predetermined and absurd, noting that Ukraine itself is a co-

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