# European Parliament awards Sakharov Prize to ICC in rebuke of US sanctions

https://mins.news/en/video/111151

- euronews, 2026-10-22 12:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMocYctNwwY

> The European Parliament awarded the Sakharov Prize to the International Criminal Court as a show of support after the United States sanctioned the court. Abstentions by the far-right Patriots for Europe group proved decisive in resolving the deadlock over the final choice.

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