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The International Criminal Court has opened an investigation into alleged war crimes after Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a “special military operation” in Ukraine Feb. 24.
ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said there is a “reasonable basis” to believe that both alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in Ukraine.
“The next step is to proceed with the process of seeking and obtaining authorization from the pre-trial chamber of the court to open an investigation,” Khan said.
Dustin Lewis, research director at the…