On Monday, the Lithuanian government decided to turn to the ICC prosecutor over the investigation of the Russian Federation and Republic of Belarus' crimes committed and being committed in Ukraine.
Justice Minister Evelina Dobrovolska says the proposal is to turn to the prosecutor and provide information for the prosecutor to "verify it" and launch an investigation.
"A request is being submitted to the prosecutor with the request to investigate the situation in Ukraine regarding the war crimes under Article 8 of the Rome Statute and crimes against humanity under Article 7 of the Rome Statute, committed by Russia with Belarus' assistance. The ICC is raising the issue of responsibility of certain persons, Putin and Lukashenko who are responsible for decision-making," the minister said.