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Biden administration moves to assist ICC in Russia investigation

The International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands, has been investigating alleged human rights abuses during Russia's war in Ukraine [File: Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters]

The United States will support the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into alleged abuses by Russian forces in Ukraine, two senior US senators have confirmed, marking a major about-face in Washington’s stance towards the international tribunal.

Dick Durbin, the Democratic chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Lindsey Graham, the Republican ranking member of the panel, lauded the decision by President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday.

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