Lithuania urges ICC to issue new arrest warrants for Russian officials

Lithuania has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to consider issuing new international arrest warrants for Russian officials responsible for attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Writing on the X platform, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys noted that targeting civilian energy facilities, especially during winter, constitutes a war crime under the Geneva Conventions, Caliber.Az reports.

In the depths of winter in #Ukraine, Russia once again chose cruelty over peace - unleashing a mass attack that left cities across Ukraine without heat, water, and electricity as temperatures drop below -15°C. Freezing homes, darkened hospitals, families left to survive the…

— Kęstutis Budrys (@BudrysKestutis) January 20, 2026

He emphasised that Lithuania will pursue accountability at the European level for those who order and carry out such acts. 

“These acts demand Russia's accountability, and Lithuania will seek concrete ways at the European level to strengthen responsibility and consequences for those who order and carry out this terror. I also call on the International Criminal Court to consider issuing new international arrest warrants against those responsible,” he stated.

The minister added that any Russian claims of peaceful intentions are “fake,” pointing to missiles, drones, destroyed infrastructure, and mass power outages in freezing conditions. He stressed the need for tougher sanctions against Russia and its supporting countries, including Iran, North Korea, Belarus, Cuba, and China.

Budris also called for increased military support to Ukraine, including air defense systems and interceptor drones. 

“Ukrainians have shown once more that when we deliver aid, they are more than willing and capable to use it for their defence. The latest batch of interceptors enabled them to shoot down 79% of Russian rockets and 93% of drones,” he added.

By Jeyhun Aghazada