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Zelenskyy visits the International Criminal Court in The Hague

October 2, 2025

In March, the court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for the alleged deportation of children from Ukraine, a war crime.

Dutch news agency ANB reported that Zelenskyy arrived at the Dutch parliament around 07:00 GMT to meet MPs.

According to the Dutch press agency, the Ukrainian president was received by Speaker of Parliament Jan-Anthony Bruin and Speaker of the House of Representatives Vera Bergkamp.

“We are in The Hague and we are going to meet with officials from the International Criminal Court,” Ukrainian President Sergei Nikiforov’s spokesman told AFP.

The Dutch government said ahead of Zelenskyy’s visit that it would also attend meetings with Prime Minister Mark Rutte and MPs.

The Foreign Ministry said Zelenskyy was to deliver a speech titled “No peace without justice for Ukraine.

Government spokesmen declined to divulge further details of the visit, attributing it to security reasons.

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Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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