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Arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against senior Russian military officers for crimes committed in Ukraine. Photo: Valery Gerasimov and Sergei Shoigu in military uniforms (Russia)

ICC: Arrest warrants for the heads of the Russian army

On 25 June, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that it had issued arrest warrants for Russian Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov and former Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. They are both accused of war crimes for attacks on civilian objects and crimes against humanity for inhumane acts. These arrest warrants follow four others already […]

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