Germany backs ICC as Trump pressures court
The gist
Germany's foreign minister visited the ICC in The Hague on Sep 28, 2026, vowing continued support.
The court faces US sanctions, so European backers weigh how to keep it running.
How it unfolded
- 2025The ICC's former chief prosecutor was sanctioned; he lost access to his Microsoft email, his bank accounts were frozen and he was barred from entering the United States.
- Last weekAt the UN General Assembly, Trump called on ICC member states to withdraw from the court, calling it a "rogue institution" and urging countries to leave the "evil" court immediately.
- Last weekDutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten used the same UN platform to defend the ICC, saying the only response is "hands off the ICC, and all those other institutions that protect the international legal order."