Russia considers Armenia's intention to join the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) unacceptable and warns Yerevan about the consequences of such a step.

Source: Russian propaganda outlets TASS and RIA Novosti, with reference to the identical comment "of a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry"

Quote: "Moscow considers Yerevan's plans to join the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court against the backdrop of the recent illegal and legally void and null ICC warrants against the Russian leadership absolutely unacceptable," the source said.

Details: The agency source added that Armenia was warned about the "extremely negative" consequences of their possible steps for bilateral relations with Moscow.

Background: Last week, Armenia's Constitutional Court declared that the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is in line with the country's basic law, paving the way for its ratification.

Armenia's Constitutional Court announced its decision a week after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin, finding him guilty of the illegal deportation of thousands of children from Ukraine.

The warrant issuance means that Putin could be arrested if he travels to any member state of the International Criminal Court.