The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for 2 senior Russian security officials
The International Criminal Court said Tuesday it had issued arrest warrants for two senior Russian security officials for attacks on civilian targets, sharply condemning, if largely symbolic, the Kremlin's invasion of neighboring Ukraine.The Hague court accused Russia's top military officer, General Valery V. Gerasimov, and a senior member of the country's Security Council, Sergei K. Shoigu, of directing a campaign of attacks against Ukrainian power plants in winter of 2022.“The anticipated civilian harm and incidental damage would clearly have been excessive compared to the anticipated military benefit,” the court said in a statement Tuesday, referring to the attacks. He issued the warrants Monday.Russia's Security Council denounced the mandates, calling them "pathetic" e...