US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday urged all members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to comply with an arrest warrant that the court issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits a UN Logistics Center Warehouse in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 15, 2023. REUTERS/ Tiksa Negeri/ Pool
The legal move will obligate the court's 123 member states to arrest Putin and transfer him to The Hague for trial if he sets foot on their territory. Although the United States is not a party to the ICC, US President Joe Biden said on Friday that Putin has clearly committed war crimes, adding that the ICC warrant was justified.
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