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Kyiv's English-language law and ICC warrants
Summary
A look back at the legal and political developments reported around 28 June 2024, from a new language law in Ukraine to arrest warrants issued in The Hague.
What was the state of play in Ukraine's legal and political arena on 28 June 2024? Two developments from the preceding days framed it.
On 27 June 2024, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law establishing English as an official language of international communication in Ukraine. The measure gave English a defined status for dealings beyond the country's borders.
Two days earlier, on 25 June 2024, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants in connection with its investigation in Ukraine. The warrants named Valery Gerasimov, Russia's Chief of the General Staff, and Sergei Shoigu, the former defence minister.
Taken together, the two items showed Ukraine's politics operating on separate tracks: domestic legislation that shaped how the country presented itself to international partners, and international legal action tied to the investigation of events in the country. The reports of the time linked each step to a named official or institution, and those details are what can be said with confidence about the period.
