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WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) – USA Secretary of State Anthony Blinken International on Wednesday A crime Court (ICC) all members of the court Russia President Vladimir Putin given about imprisonment urged to follow the decision.

Last week court Putin is illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine military accused of crime. The legal step would make the court’s 123 member states step into Putin’s territory imprisonment will force him to be extradited to The Hague for trial.

USA when asked by Sen. Lindsey Graham at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing whether he would encourage his European allies to “hand over” Putin Blinken said: “I think that everyone who is a party to the court and has obligations must fulfill their obligations.”

Although the United States is not a party to the ICC, USA President Joe Biden Putin’s obvious on Friday military said that he had committed crimes and added that the ICC warrant was justified.

Moscow has repeatedly denied accusations that its forces committed atrocities during its year-long occupation of its neighbor, and the Kremlin court called his decision “perfect”.

Kyiv to prosecute crimes committed in its territory court even though it has jurisdiction Russianeither Ukraine Not a member of the ICC. The tribunal itself the police has no force and relies on member states to make arrests.

Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk, Patricia Zengerle and Simon Lewis; Edited by Daniel Wallis

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2023-03-22 21:54:34
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