The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over allegations of war crimes in Ukraine, but the warrant is unenforceable — for now. The ICC at The Hague announced that President Putin and Russia’s Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Alekseyevna are subject to arrest warrants and both face charges of war crimes relating to the transfer of people, including children, from Ukraine to Russia............A precedent for such a move has been seen in past war crimes trials, such as the trial of former Serbian president Slobodan Milošević, who was the first sitting head of state to be charged with war crimes in 1999, a year prior to his overthrow in 2000..........Some world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, have outright rejected calls for toppling the government of Russia............To Read More....
- International Criminal Court hits Putin with arrest warrant, By WND News Services, March 17, 2023 - The International Criminal Court (ICC) put forward a warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arrest Friday for the alleged illegal trafficking of children from occupied parts of Ukraine to the Russian Federation. .The ICC said the war crimes were allegedly committed at least from February 24, 2022, the day Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. The ICC also levied a warrant against Putin’s Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova for the same offense, citing “reasonable grounds to believe” they bare individual responsibility................
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