A State Department official told a Senate committee that teh Pentagon is not cooperating with an ICC probe into alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., says the U.S. should help Ukrainians beat Russia on 'Hannity.'
"The State Department has encouraged working with the [International Criminal Court] ICC to bring Putin to justice. It is no secret that Department of Defense is the holdup," Chairman Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., said in his opening statement before Van Schaack. to participate in today’s hearing, so we could better understand why they are blocking implementation of federal law," he said.
Later in the hearing, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., noted the chairman’s point that Congress passed legislation instructing all agencies in the U.S. government to cooperate with the ICC and provide evidence that would support their"But the Defense Department is clearly dragging their feet. My question to you is what is the impact of that been?" Van Hollen asked Van Schaack.
Van Schaack tried to deflect to the Secretary of Defense’s own comments before the Senate Appropriations Committee, but Van Hollen insisted,"It’s just a yes or no, right? The Defense Department is not cooperating in that way?" On Thursday, a DOD official emailed Fox News Digital a statement in response to Wednesday's probe.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, amid a grilling by the Senate Appropriations Committee earlier last month on his hesitancy to supply information to the ICC to prosecute Russian President Vladimir Putin's alleged war crimes, testified"firmly supports the goal of holding Russia accountable for its violations in Ukraine."
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