Secretary of State Antony Blinken encouraged European nations to detain Russian President Vladimir Putin and turn him over to authorities if he were to visit their country.
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and turn him over to the court if he enters their country, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing. Graham asked Blinken about the ICC's recent warrant of arrest for Putin and whether the U.S. should detain Putin were he to ever travel here.
"Well, I can't get ahead of that because I'd have to look at the laws. As you know, we are not actually a party to the ICC, so I don't want to engage in that hypothetical," Blinken said.
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