The US supports international investigations of Russian crimes in Ukraine. In particular, we are talking about the case in which the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for the former Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu, and the Chief of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov.
Matthew Miller, the spokesman for the US State Department, stated this at a briefing.
“We have made it clear that Russian forces committed atrocities during their illegal invasion of Ukraine and that these atrocities must be held accountable. We support a number of international investigations into Russia’s crimes in Ukraine, including by the ICC,” he said. .
At the same time, Miller did not disclose the details of the US assistance to international institutions in the investigation of this case.
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“As I said, we support the ICC investigation and other prosecution investigations. But in terms of private exchanges, I think I’ll keep them private,” a State Department spokesman said. explained
On June 24, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for the head of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, and former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. The warrants were issued in the context of the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine for “alleged international crimes” committed from October 10, 2022, to March 9, 2023.
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What is known about other arrest warrants from the ICC
On March 5, 2024, the ICC issued warrants for the arrest of the long-range aviation commander of Russia, Serhiy Kobylash, and the chief of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, Victor Sokolova.
On March 17, 2023, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin and the Russian Maria Lvova-Belova, Commissioner for the Rights of Minors. They are suspected of the illegal deportation and relocation of Ukrainian children.
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Therefore, if they go beyond the territory of Russia to the states that are members of the International Criminal Court and have ratified the Rome Statute, they must be arrested and transferred to The Hague.
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, emphasized that the arrest warrant for Putin and Lvova-Belova has no statute of limitations.
