Members of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee say Russian President Vladimir Putin is committing genocide in Ukraine.

Members of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is committing genocide in Ukraine. Their comments came a day before they were scheduled to meet with the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.

The ICC in March issued an international arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes, accusing him of personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine. However, it has not yet charged him with any other offenses committed by Russian forces since their invasion of Ukraine more than 18 months ago.

The committee’s chairman, Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican, told reporters during a visit to The Hague that Putin “tried to erase a culture, a people and a religion, and that is the definition of genocide.”

    • jonne
      11·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, pretty weird to go and make that point if you won’t allow your own people to be subject to that jurisdiction.

    • sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz
      10·
      1 year ago

      Both the US and Russia are not signatories of International Criminal Court, so everything about this coverage is pretty much special effects with zero substance.

        • TokenBoomer@lemmy.world
          2·
          1 year ago

          Sorry, due to supply chain issues caused by mad cow’s disease, we only have tendies. Would you like to supersize that?

          • EvilBit@lemmy.world
            2·
            1 year ago

            Last I heard, this is America. Of course I’m gonna want you to supersize that shit, thank you very much.

            • TokenBoomer@lemmy.world
              4·
              1 year ago

              Okay, a large tendies with freedom fries and a side order of genocide. Can I ask you to park to the side? We only have 2 people working tonight because Manuela got deported and Sarah’s in the hospital with COVID.