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      ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Putin Over Alleged War Crimes in Ukraine

      "It is forbidden by international law for occupying powers to transfer civilians from the territory they live in to other territories," said the court's lead judge. "Children enjoy special protection under the Geneva Convention."

      Brett Wilkins
      Mar 17, 2023

      The International Criminal Court on Friday issued international arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova for allegedly abducting Ukrainian children and transporting them to Russia.

      The Hague-based ICC said that there are "reasonable grounds to believe" that Putin and Lvova-Belova bear "individual criminal responsibility" for "the war crime of unlawful deportation" of Ukrainian children "from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation."

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      Fearing Future Probes of US Atrocities, Pentagon Blocks ICC From Russian War Crimes Evidence

      "The Ukrainian people deserve accountability. By blocking the sharing of evidence with the ICC, the administration, contrary to its stated position, is undermining it," said one expert.

      Brett Wilkins
      Mar 09, 2023

      The Pentagon is helping to shield Russia from International Criminal Court accountability for its atrocities in Ukraine, fearing such a reckoning could set a precedent allowing the tribunal to prosecute U.S. war crimes, a report published Wednesday revealed.

      According toThe New York Times, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III and other Pentagon brass are blocking the Biden administration from sharing evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine gathered by U.S. intelligence agencies with the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the objections of officials in those agencies, as well as in the State and Justice departments.

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      ​The maternity ward of the Vilniansk Multidisciplinary Hospital in southeastern Ukraine lies in ruins after a Russian missile attack that claimed the life of a two-day-old infant.

      Report Details 'Staggering Toll' of Russian War on Ukrainian Healthcare, With 700+ Attacks

      "The research shows that Russian armed forces have bombed hospitals, tortured medics, attacked ambulances, and looted clinics," said a co-author. "Evidence strongly suggests these acts constitute war crimes."

      Jessica Corbett
      Feb 21, 2023

      Nearly a year into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, five groups on Tuesday released a report and interactive map documenting at least 707 attacks on healthcare facilities and workers in what the researchers argue are war crimes and potentially crimes against humanity.

      As the war continues—with U.S. President Joe Biden visiting Kyiv to express support for Ukraine and Russian leader Vladimir Putin ramping up nuclear fears this week—the report, Destruction and Devastation: One Year of Russia's Assault on Ukraine's Healthcare System, tracks attacks between the launch of the invasion on February 24, 2022 and the end of last year.

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