‘Clearly committed war crimes’: Biden talks about arrest warrant for Putin

President of the United States Joe Biden said that the decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin was justified. This was reported by CNN on March 17.

“I think it’s justified,” the American president told reporters.

The publication mentions that neither Moscow nor Washington recognizes the authority of the ICC. Despite this, Joe Biden considers the court’s decision “a very heavy argument”.

The US President also pointed out that Vladimir Putin “clearly committed war crimes”.

The source states that the White House supports the prosecution of war criminals, but refrains from directly confirming the actions of the ICC.

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby declined to answer a question when asked whether the US president would order Putin’s arrest if the Russian leader was on US soil.

First of all, John Kirby said that Vladimir Putin’s visit was “very, very unlikely”.

Recall that on March 17, the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described the ICC’s decision as “legally invalid” and pointed out that Moscow did not sign the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

Vasily Malyuk, Head of the Ukrainian Security Service, stated that issuing an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin is an important step in bringing the Russian leader to justice for war crimes, adding that Putin will definitely be tried. dock.