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International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrants for Russian Officials over Ukraine Assault

HeadlineJun 26, 2024

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for two Russian officials accused of orchestrating missile strikes on Ukrainian electric power plants, which is a war crime. The ICC warrants against former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and military general Valery Gerasimov were welcomed by U.S. officials.

Neither Russia nor Ukraine nor the United States is a party to the Rome Statute, which established the ICC. The Biden administration has attempted to discredit the court’s jurisdiction as it’s seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for possible war crimes committed in Gaza. Gallant met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington this week and posed for photos together.

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