The Trump administration, asserting that the ICC has no legal authority over the United States or Israel as non-signatories to the Rome Statute, has imposed escalating sanctions on ICC officials to counter the court’s investigations targeting American and Israeli nationals. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wrote to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on May 6, 2026, calling on Brussels to activate the EU’s Blocking Statute to shield the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the United Nations from U.S. sanctions. “Sanctioning those who defend international justice puts the entire human-rights system at risk,” Sánchez posted on X. “The EU cannot stand idly by in the face of this persecution.” The request also covers UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, whom the Trump administration sanctioned…
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