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June 26, 2024

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