Intl Criminal Court Issues War Crimes Warrant For Putin

Reuters reports:

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Friday against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for war crimes committed in Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied accusations that its forces have committed atrocities during its one-year invasion of its neighbour.

In its first warrant for Ukraine, the ICC called for Putin’s arrest on suspicion of unlawful deportation of children and unlawful transfer of people from the territory of Ukraine to the Russian Federation. Separately the court issued a warrant for Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s Commissioner for Children’s Rights, on the same charges.

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A huge development in the Ukraine conflict: the International Criminal Court has issued a war crimes arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. https://t.co/LBhVOFMx0U

— Max Burns (@themaxburns) March 17, 2023