 chief prosecutor Karim Khan. Back in March, the ICC issued an international arrest warrant for President Putin for war crimes. He was accused of being personally responsible for the kidnapping of children from Ukraine. However, the court hasn't yet charged him with any other crimes committed by Russian troops since his invasion of Ukraine 18 months ago. Committee chairman Republican Representative Michael McCaul told reporters during a visit to The Hague that Putin is "trying to wipe out a culture, a people and a religion, and that is the definition of genocide." For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US Another committee member, Republican Anne Wagner, agreed. She spoke of the "crimes against humanity and outright genocide that this man committed." Democrat Gerry Connolly said Putin denied the existence of Ukraine as a country and people even before the war. He said: "So he himself presented the arguments to justify genocide, and his subsequent behaviour filled in the gaps." The comments from lawmakers come as Russians have shelled a market in eastern Ukraine which killed at least 16 people and injured numerous others. The strike took place in the city of Kostiantynivka, near the front line in the Donetsk region. The marketplace was turned into a terrifying inferno as a result of the shelling. It was one of the deadliest bombardments of civilians in the war so far, with at least 32 wounded. The shelling took place while US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Kyiv. White House){kind=link}
American lawmakers visiting The Hague have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of committing genocide in Ukraine as they’re set to meet the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor
American lawmakers have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of committing genocide in Ukraine as the war wages on.
This statement came a day before members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee met with International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan. Back in March, the ICC issued an international arrest warrant for President Putin for war crimes.
He was accused of being personally responsible for the kidnapping of children from Ukraine. However, the court hasn’t yet charged him with any other crimes committed by Russian troops since his invasion of Ukraine 18 months ago.
Committee chairman Republican Representative Michael McCaul told reporters during a visit to The Hague that Putin is “trying to wipe out a culture, a people and a religion, and that is the definition of genocide.”