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US Charges Four Pro-Russian Troops In Ukraine With War Crimes

US Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced the filing of war crimes charges against four pro-Russian soldiers (Credit: AFP)

The United States charged four pro-Russian soldiers with war crimes on Wednesday for the abduction and torture of an American national in Ukraine.

Attorney General Merrick Garland said the charges against the four "Russia-affiliated military personnel" were the first to be brought under the US war crimes statute.

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