NBC has learned of Trump's plans to impose financial sanctions on the ICC

US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing the institution of wrongful prosecution of the United States and Israel. This was reported by NBC News on February 6, citing a copy of the letter confirming the decree.

According to him, the American leader will sign the document on the same day.

"The order will include both financial sanctions and visa restrictions on unidentified ICC officials and their family members," the publication specifies.

It is noted that the expected signing of the decree this afternoon is apparently timed to coincide with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington, which included a meeting in the Oval Office on February 4.

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It was previously reported on January 20, the ICC in The Hague is preparing to impose aggressive economic sanctions from the Trump administration. According to The Guardian, the destabilization of the court may be related to the cancellation of arrest warrants for Netanyahu and the country's former defense minister Yoav Galant.

Before that, on January 10, the House of Representatives of the US Congress approved a bill to impose sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) in case of its proceedings against the United States and its allies. It is specified that the project was supported by 243 members of the lower house of Congress and 140 opposed.

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and Galant on November 21, 2024. The court ruled that the two politicians were responsible for war crimes against civilians. The United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Estonia expressed their willingness to comply with the court's decision, while the United States and France opposed it.