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What the ICC warrants and Moldova's EU talks meant
Summary
A look back at two developments in the days before 26 June 2024 that shaped the politics of Ukraine and its neighbourhood.
What had changed for Ukraine and its neighbours by 26 June 2024? Two developments from the preceding days set the political backdrop.
On 25 June 2024, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Valery Gerasimov, Russia's Chief of the General Staff, and Sergei Shoigu, Russia's former defence minister. The warrants came under the court's investigation in Ukraine.
Four days earlier, on 21 June 2024, Moldovan president Maia Sandu signed the decree that began negotiations on Moldova's accession to the European Union. She also announced that the first Moldova–EU intergovernmental conference would take place on 25 June.
The two steps fell on the same day, 25 June: one a judicial move against senior Russian figures, the other the formal opening of Moldova's path towards EU membership.
