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THE HAGUE — The deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Friday that the court’s investigation into the invasion of Ukraine cannot be halted by peace talks but could be deferred by the U.N. Security Council.

“If we have an ongoing investigation, then we will follow our own regulatory framework,” deputy prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan told the Associated Press.

Negotiators and officials from the U.S., Ukraine and Russia have crisscrossed the globe in recent weeks in a flurry of meetings to discuss a potential deal.

Khan said that attempts to bring justice should go hand in hand with peace efforts. “There must be the possibility of accountability in order for peac

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