Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court who issued the arrest warrant for Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, became the first person to face economic sanctions and travel restrictions imposed by US President Donald Trump.

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan is the first person to be hit with economic and travel sanctions authorized by U.S. President Donald Trump that target the war crimes tribunal over investigations of U.

The ICC pushed back against Trump's new sanctions targeting the court saying it threatens to "erode international rule of law," calling for a united front.