Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Defense Ministers’ Meeting held in Astana, Kazakhstan on April 26, 2024.
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The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and top Russian general Valery Gerasimov for alleged crimes committed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The court said in a press release that the judge found “reasonable grounds to believe that the two suspects were responsible for missile attacks by Russian armed forces on Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure from at least October 10 to at least March 9, 2022.” . 2023″.
Russian officials are suspected of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity for directing attacks on civilians and civilian objects in Ukraine.
Russia, which like Ukraine is not a member of the ICC, has repeatedly said Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is a legitimate military target and has denied targeting civilians or civilian infrastructure.
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