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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

ICC to plead for extra money to pursue Russian war crimes in Ukraine

ICC prosecutor general, Karim Khan, in Ukraine last month.
ICC prosecutor general, Karim Khan, in Ukraine last month. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the international criminal court, will plead on Monday for extra cash to pursue Russian war crimes in Ukraine, including the potential prosecution of Vladimir Putin for overseeing the abduction of children from Ukraine to Russia.

Khan made his dramatic move against the Russian president last week ahead of a conference in London co-hosted by the UK and the Dutch government aimed at raising cash to fund the ICC’s war crimes investigatory work inside Ukraine. The ICC’s budget has not been increased even though it has 40 investigators working inside Ukraine.

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