Three dozen US lawmakers calling for ICC probe 'should anything happen' to Zelenskyy
More than three dozen members of the US House of Representatives are supporting a resolution calling on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute Russian President Vladimir Putin "should anything happen" to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Congressman Michael Burgess said that he decided to spearhead the measure after seeing reports that a Chechen hit squad had entered Ukraine to target Zelenskyy.
"It is another way to tell [Putin]: We see you. We see what you’re doing. We know it’s wrong, we know it’s evil, you know it’s wrong, you know it’s evil, and if you do this we’re going to see that you’re punished," Burgess told Politico.
ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan on Monday said the court will open an investigation into possible war crimes in the country.