Zelensky fears a 'Yalta 2.0' between Trump, Xi and Putin
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
Ukrainian President Zelensky fears that the summit planned in Shenzhen on 18 and 19 November could redraw global spheres of influence in the manner of Yalta. According to analysts cited by AFP, this meeting between Xi Jinping, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is unlikely to produce much beyond a historic photograph.
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided on Thursday 12 November to end the prosecutor’s investigations into alleged crimes committed by US soldiers in Afghanistan and to focus the inquiry on the actions of the Taliban since 2021, according to court documents made public on Friday. The judges cite significant constraints on conducting investigations and obtaining evidence.
The decision also ends the strand concerning the Islamic State in Khorasan, which formed part of the Afghan investigation. The prosecutor’s office told the Associated Press and Reuters that it had already appealed the decision.
The procedure comes after several tensions between Washington and the ICC, notably US sanctions targeting 13 current and former officials of the court. The United States is not a member of the ICC and disputes its jurisdiction, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had said that Donald Trump would not allow the court to prosecute US citizens, Al Jazeera reports.
