At the same time, Trump, according to Reuters, ordered a review of the funding of all non -profit organizations in the country that receive money from the US government.
US President Donald Trump signed on Thursday a executive order to impose sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague for investigating Israel, which is an ally of the US. TASR reports according to AP and AFP also BBC.
Trump’s regulation comes two days after he adopted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the negotiations.
ICC previously issued a warrant for Netanyahu in connection with the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip. At the same time, the court issued an arrest warrant for Hamas.
According to the BBC, financial sanctions and sanctions related to visas against individuals who help ICC to investigate US or their allies, as well as their families, will be introduced the latest regulation.
The first Trump’s administration imposed sanctions at ICC based in Hague in June 2020 for investigating alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan, but his successor in Joe Biden’s office later – in April 2021 – canceled.
Former US Secretary of State Antony Blinken then described these sanctions as “disproportionate and inefficient” and called for closer cooperation, adds the BBC.
At the same time, Trump, according to Reuters, ordered a review of the funding of all non -profit organizations in the country that receive money from the US government.
According to Reuters, these steps Trump is part of his extensive efforts to limit government spending and distribute state administration, entrusted billionaire Elon Musk.
