The European Parliament has accused Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko of being complicit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in committing war crimes in Ukraine.
In a resolution adopted by lawmakers in Strasbourg on Wednesday, the International Criminal Court is being urged to issue a warrant for his arrest.
Lukashenko, it claims, has enabled “Russia’s unjustified war of aggression” and therefore carries direct responsibility” for the destruction and damage caused to Ukraine.
In a separate charge, it also accuses Belarus of playing a role in the forcible deportation of Ukrainian children from territories temporarily occupied by Russian troops.
It names Russia’s Children’s Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova already wanted by the ICC for the illegal transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia.
