In 2015, Ukraine declared the necessity of ratification through a decision made by the National Security and Defense Council.Following the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Ukrainian authorities considered ratifying the Rome Statute, but only after the end of the war.One of the draft laws stipulates that Ukraine will ratify the provisions of the Rome Statute, which will mean the country's full accession to the International Criminal Court.Yet, the draft law includes a clause saying that Ukraine does not recognize the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction over its citizens for crimes under Article 8 of the Rome Statute.The Ukrainian government has not yet commented on how this provision will be applied. But Ukraine has already allowed the ICC to investigate crimes committed on its territory, which de facto recognizes the body's jurisdiction.The Rome Statute of the ICC has been ratified by 124 states.