According to the statement issued by the US Department of State, the sanctions targeted four ICC officials, including Judges Kimberly Prost from Canada and Nicolas Guillou from France, along with Deputy Hawkins Deputy Prosecutors Nazhat Shameem Khan from Fiji and Mame Mandiaye Niang from Senegal.

While the "loophole" essentially protects Putin from being cuffed during his U.S. trip, de Bretton-Gordon noted the Kremlin will likely still be on high-alert and won't be taking any chances of their leader being thrown behind bars.

The United States on Wednesday defiantly expanded efforts to hobble the International Criminal Court over its prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sanctioning a judge from ally France.

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska this week, an important location chosen for its neutrality and safety for the Russian leader.

Experts say that food is increasingly being used as a weapon in conflicts in places like Sudan, Syria and Gaza. But this has to stop, it's against international humanitarian law, " Shayna Lewis, senior adviser on Sudan for the US-based group PAEMA told DW recently.

The U.S. Treasury Department has added four individuals associated with the International Criminal Court to its special designated nationals sanctions list. A related general license was issued, allowing for the wind-down of transactions involving these individuals as of August 20.