European countries should detain Vladimir Putin and turn him over to the International Criminal Court if the Russian president visits their countries, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told lawmakers Wednesday.
from Ukraine — the first time the global court has issued a warrant against a leader of one of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.
“Anyone who is a party to the court and has obligations should fulfill their obligations,” Blinken said.Putin is unlikely to visit hostile European countries any time soon, especially in light of the ICC arrest warrant — a decision that received both praise for standing up against Putin and criticism for potentially closing diplomatic pathways for reaching a political resolution that ends the fighting.During the hearing, Blinken defended the Biden administration’s $6.
Graham, in remarks to open the hearing, said he wanted to increase funding specifically “to counter China throughout the world, particularly in their backyard.”The $63.1 billion request for the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development would increase funding for the Asia Pacific region by 18 percent, said Blinken, helping the United States “outcompete” China.
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