FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping via phone line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 26, 2023.  Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Ukraine Ratifies Rome Statute to Join ICC

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a law on Ukraine ratifying the Rome Statute, allowing the country to join the International Criminal Court (ICC).

KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a law on Ukraine ratifying the Rome Statute, allowing the country to join the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The law published on the parliament's website was also a key to Ukraine's efforts to move closer to the European Union.

(Reporting by Olena Harmash; Editing by Jan Harvey)

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