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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Julian Borger in Washington

Pentagon accused of blocking effort to hand Russia war crimes evidence to ICC

Lloyd Austin, the US defence secretary. The Biden White House and state department have proposed cooperation with the Hague-based ICC.
Lloyd Austin, the US defence secretary. The Biden White House and state department have proposed cooperation with the Hague-based ICC. Photograph: Tom Brenner/Reuters

The Pentagon has been accused of blocking the sharing of US intelligence with the international criminal court (ICC) about Russian war crimes in Ukraine.

The Biden White House and state department have been a proponent of cooperation with the Hague-based ICC, as a means of holding Russian forces accountable for widespread war crimes, but the defence department is firmly opposed on the grounds that the precedent could eventually be turned against US soldiers.

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