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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Michelle Nichols

Russian charged with war crimes may brief U.N. Security Council

Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia, April 4, 2023. A headline on a screen reads: "Aid to children from DPR (Donetsk People's Republic) and LPR (Lugansk People's Republic) at temporary accommodation centres". REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Russia's commissioner for children's rights, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges, is likely to brief an informal meeting of the U.N. Security Council this week, according to a note seen by Reuters on Monday.

Russia, which holds the monthly rotating presidency of the 15-member body for April, told council members in a note that it plans to hold an informal meeting on Wednesday on Ukraine, focused on "evacuating children from conflict zone."

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