President JoeBiden has reportedly ordered his administration to begin sharing evidence of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine with the International Criminal Court. Biden’s recent decision came amid opposition from the DeptofDefense.
Biden’s recent decision, first reported by the New York Times on Wednesday, came amid opposition from the Department of Defense.A national security spokesperson declined to confirm the president’s decision specifically, telling the Washington Examiner, “Since the beginning of Russia’s assault on Ukraine, the president has been clear: There needs to be accountability for the perpetrators and enablers of war crimes and atrocities in Ukraine.
"We have deployed teams of international investigators and prosecutors to assist Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General in documenting, preserving, and preparing war crimes cases for prosecution, and the Department of Justice has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate with Ukraine on investigations and prosecutions of war crimes committed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine," the spokesman continued.
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