President Joe Biden has thrown his support behind the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin who he believes has ‘committed war crimes.’
‘Well, I think it’s justified. But the question is – it’s not recognized internationally by us either. But I think it makes a very strong point,’ Biden told reporters gathered on the south lawn of the White House on Friday. ‘He’s clearly committed war crimes’, he later added.
The ICC earlier on Friday called for Putin’s arrest on suspicion of unlawful deportation of children and unlawful transfer of people from Ukraine to Russia since Moscow’s invasion began of its neighbor last year. The U.S is not a member of the ICC.
The U.S separately concluded that Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine and supports accountability for perpetrators of war crimes, a State Department spokesperson said.
President Joe Biden said he believes the decision by the…
