Russia formally withdrew from the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday with a decree from President Vladimir Putin.
The decision follows an ICC report released Monday that mounts a legal argument for alleged crimes Russia committed during the conflict in Ukraine.
The Crimean conflict began “when the Russian Federation deployed members of its armed forces to gain control over parts of the Ukrainian territory without the consent of the Ukrainian Government” in February 2014, according to the report.
The Russian government has countered that description of the events. Putin did not admit Russian forces were operating in Ukraine until last December and blames …read more
Source: PBS
