The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Russia's former defence minister Sergei Shoigu and its military chief of staff General Valery Gerasimov for attacking civilian targets in Ukraine. Ask our experts a question about the war below.
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Russia's former defence minister and its military chief of staff for allegedly attacking civilian targets in Ukraine.The court is accusing Sergei Shoigu and General Valery Gerasimov of war crimes and the crime against humanity of inhumane acts.
'During this timeframe, a large number of strikes against numerous electric power plants and sub-stations were carried out by the Russian armed forces in multiple locations in Ukraine,' the court added. The move obligates the court's 123 member states to arrest the pair and transfer them to The Hague for trial if they set foot on their territory.
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