{"id":1940422,"date":"2023-05-29T18:54:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T22:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsay-graham-issued-arrest-warrant-in-russia-after-ukraine-comments\/"},"modified":"2023-05-29T18:55:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T22:55:58","slug":"lindsay-graham-issued-arrest-warrant-in-russia-after-ukraine-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsay-graham-issued-arrest-warrant-in-russia-after-ukraine-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsay Graham faces arrest warrant in Russia over Ukraine remarks."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flindsay-graham-issued-arrest-warrant-in-russia-after-ukraine-comments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1940422&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Senator Lindsey Graham<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US Senator Lindsey Graham (R), Republican of South Carolina, speaks alongside Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut about the Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries (HARM) Act (Photo by SAUL LOEB\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/noah-herring\">Noah Herring<\/a><br \/>12:31 PM \u2013 Monday, May 29, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s Interior Ministry has issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-n-peacekeepers-killed-in-central-african-republic-before-election\/\" title=\"U.N. peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic before election\">arrest warrant<\/a> for Senator Lindsey Graham after his comments regarding the fighting in Ukraine were posted in a video.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">\n  <script>\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>In an edited video of the lawmaker\u2019s meeting on Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which was released by Zelenskyy\u2019s office, Graham (R-S.C) can be heard saying, \u201cthe Russians are dying,\u201d and describing the United States\u2019 military assistance to Ukraine as \u201cthe best money we\u2019ve ever spent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graham reportedly made these remarks in different parts of the conversation, but the video released by Zelenskyy\u2019s office edited them together causing outrage in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The longer version of the video had showed Graham saying, \u201cThis is the 457<sup>th<\/sup> day of a war that was supposed to last three days. You amaze me, your country amazes me.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just \u2026 you remind me of our better selves in America. There was a time in America that we were this way, fighting to the last person, we were going to be free or die,\u201d Graham said, shortly after.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov made comments on Sunday saying that, \u201cit\u2019s hard to imagine a greater shame for the country than having such senators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Investigative Committee, which is Russia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsay-graham-issued-arrest-warrant-in-russia-after-ukraine-comments\/\" title=\"Lindsay Graham faces arrest warrant in Russia over Ukraine remarks.\">top criminal investigation agency<\/a>, had moved to open a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-officials-open-investigation-into-trumps-call-with-brad-raffensperger\/\" title=\"Georgia Officials Open Investigation Into Trump\u2019s Call With Brad Raffensperger\">criminal inquiry<\/a> against Graham. This was followed up with a warrant for his arrest being issued on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Graham has considered the arrest warrant to be a \u201cBadge of Honor.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cFinally, here\u2019s an offer to my Russian \u2018friends\u2019 who want to arrest and try me for calling out the Putin regime as being war criminals: I will submit to jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court if you do,\u201d Graham said in a tweet. \u201cCome and make your best case. See you in The Hague!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Graham is one of more than 200 U.S. Congress members that was banned from entering Russia last year, as he has continuously backed America\u2019s support of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Target faces backlash over merchandise<\/li>\n<li>Memorial Day honors those who died in service<\/li>\n<li>Kentucky Congressman speaks on Hunter Biden\u2019s association with C.E.F.C.<\/li>\n<li>Speaker Kevin McCarthy secures ten accomplishments from the president<\/li>\n<li>Tesla CEO Elon Musk expected to visit China<\/li>\n<li>Binance appoints Richard Teng to head regional markets<\/li>\n<li>Nvidia building Israel\u2019s most powerful AI supercomputer<\/li>\n<li>Xiaomi to make wireless audio products in India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) discussed the Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries (HARM) Act. 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