Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Tuesday that she's spoken with a Canadian International Criminal Court judge who is facing U.S. sanctions — but made no mention of Washington's actions.

The U.S. government sanctioned Judge Kimberly Prost and three other ICC judges it said had been instrumental in a past decision to investigate U.S. officials and in efforts to prosecute Israeli leaders.

The State Department said last month that Prost was sanctioned for ruling to authorize the ICC's investigation into U.S. personnel in Afghanistan.

In her first public comments on the matter, Anand said she has the "utmost confidence" in Prost, but did not reference the sanctions. WATCH | U.S. sanctions Canadian ICC judge:

U.S. sanctions Canadian judge on International Criminal Court

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