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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Michelle Nichols

US, Britain walk out at UN on Russian wanted for war crimes

Russia's Commissioner for children's rights Maria Lvova-Belova, whom the ICC wants to arrest on war crimes charges, addresses an informal meeting of U.N. Security Council members via video, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Michelle Nichols

The United States, Britain, Albania and Malta walked out on Russia's envoy for children's rights - whom the International Criminal Court wants to arrest on war crimes charges - as she spoke by video to U.N. Security Council members on Wednesday.

Britain and the United States blocked the informal meeting on Ukraine, convened by Russia to focus on "evacuating children from conflict zones," from being webcast by the United Nations.

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