An international war crimes prosecution could deepen Moscow's diplomatic isolation and make it difficult for those accused to travel abroad.
The International Criminal Court is planning to seek the arrest of Russian officials for forcibly deporting children from Ukraine and targeting civilian infrastructure, a source said on Monday, March 13, in what would be the first internationalThe source said the arrest warrants could include the crime of genocide, and were expected to arrive in the “short term” if the court prosecutor’s request was approved by a pre-trial judge at the Hague-based court.
The UN genocide convention defines “forcibly transferring children of the group to another group” as one of five acts that can be prosecuted as genocide. Asked if the ICC charges against the Russian officials could include genocide, the source said, “It looks that way.” In a forest some 8 kilometers from the front, cannons boomed, targeting enemy positions to the northeast. Distant explosions rumbled constantly in the distance, a sign of heavy fighting.
“All enemy attempts to capture the town are repelled by artillery, tanks, and other firepower,” Ukraine’s Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of ground forces who has vowed not to withdraw, was quoted as saying by Ukraine’s Media Military Centre.Moscow says taking it would be a major success, opening a path to capture the rest of the surrounding Donetsk region, a central war aim.
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