Biden orders US to share Russian war crimes evidence with ICC -official

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks at an event, while U.S. President Joe Biden listens, as G7 leaders announce a joint declaration of support for Ukraine, as the NATO summit is held in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered his administration to begin sharing evidence of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine with the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC), a U.S official said on Wednesday.

The Pentagon had been resistant to the move and privately argued that any cooperation with the court could open the way for politicized prosecution of American troops deployed overseas.