Moscow has repeatedly denied accusations that its forces committed atrocities during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the Kremlin called the court ruling “null and void.”
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken today called on all members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to comply with the arrest warrant issued by the court for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Last week, the ICC charged Putin with the war crime of illegally transporting hundreds of children from Ukraine to Russia. The legal move obliges the ICC’s 123 member states to arrest Putin and transfer him to The Hague for trial if he sets foot on their soil.
“I think whoever is a party to the court should meet their obligations,” Blinken said when asked by U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing whether he would encourage European allies to “hand over” Putin .
Although the United States is not a party to the ICC, US President Joe Biden said on Friday that Putin had clearly committed war crimes, adding that the ICC warrant was justified.
Moscow has repeatedly denied accusations that its forces committed atrocities during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the Kremlin called the court ruling “null and void.”
Neither Russia nor Ukraine are members of the ICC, although Kiev has granted the court jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed in Ukraine. The International Criminal Court does not have its own police force and the execution of arrest warrants is up to its member states.
Source :Skai
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