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Ukraine's English-language law and ICC warrants
Summary
A look back at two developments reported in the days before 28 June 2024: a language law signed in Kyiv and arrest warrants issued in The Hague.
What did Ukraine's politics and its international standing look like on 28 June 2024? Two developments from the preceding days framed the picture.
On 27 June 2024, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law establishing English as an official language of international communication in Ukraine. The measure concerns how the country communicates with the wider world, rather than domestic language arrangements.
Two days earlier, on 25 June 2024, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants in its investigation in Ukraine. They named Valery Gerasimov, Russia's Chief of the General Staff, and Sergei Shoigu, a former defence minister.
Taken together, the two events show Ukraine's international dimension from different angles: one a step by Kyiv itself, the other a decision by an international court. They were separate actions by separate bodies, and the reports of the time did not link them.
