05-04-2022 03:02 via theguardian.com

Explainer: could Vladimir Putin be prosecuted for war crimes?

Biden has called for the Russian leader to face trial, but the process would be difficult and could play out in several waysJoe Biden has called for the prosecution of Vladimir Putin for war crimes after the discovery in Bucha, Ukraine, of mass graves and bodies of bound civilians shot at close range. But bringing the Russian president to trial would be far from simple.What are war crimes?The international criminal court (ICC), the world’s first permanent war crimes tribunal, defines them
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