Armenia's parliament votes to join the International Criminal Court, straining ties with ally Russia
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After all, Russian intervention allowed Azerbaijan to seize the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, causing the flight of almost the entire Armenian population. |
Oct. 3.– Armenia's parliament voted Tuesday to join the International Criminal Court, a move that further strains the country's ties with its old ally Russia after the court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin over events in Ukraine.
Moscow last month called Yerevan's effort to join the ICC an “unfriendly step," and the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Armenia's ambassador.
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