[interview] US Charges Russian-Affiliated Soldiers With War Crimes

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“That is a million-dollar question,” said Susana SáCouta, director of the War Crimes Research Office at American University’s Washington College of Law.

“What the war crimes statute allows is, if they find themselves in this country [the United States], they can be arrested pursuant to these charges,” SáCouta told VOA. “But that's, of course, an extraordinary if. I don't foresee it happening.”

Still, she said simply bringing the charges will likely send a message.

“This is a significant signal, again, of support for accountability for anyone —Russian nationals or otherwise — who commit war crimes in the context of conflict, particularly now in the context of Ukraine,” SáCouta said.

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