ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Putin for War Crimes in Ukraine

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes related to the alleged abduction of children from Ukraine after his invasion of the neighboring country last year.

The tribunal based in The Hague said one of its pre-trial chambers had granted a request from the prosecution filed February 22 for warrants against Putin and for his commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, according to a website statement.

“There are reasonable grounds to believe that each suspect bears responsibility for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population and that of unlawful transfer of population from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation, in prejudice of Ukrainian children,” according to the statement.

Russia doesn’t recognize the court’s jurisdiction, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier this week. Putin is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, the most important international visitor to Moscow since the start of the war.

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[johnwalls]

This probably made Putin laugh til it hurt.

[mypronounismaster]

international criminal court...???
remember when Bo and Luke just had to cross the county line and they were safe?

[jonathantoymaker]

looking for those Iraq invasion war criminals too ????

[b_bogg]

It’s like when Ned Stark summoned Tywin to court or face the “consequences” 😂😂😂

[alang]

Warrant for Putin for saving civilians from demented Nazis... ICC really thinks the whole world is as dumb as they are 😂😂😂

[AnefAthens]

Catch Bush and Blair first to get credibility.

[NickHulse]

I'm no legal expert, but this will not solve anything.

[Righttrackwrongtrain]

Everyone who signed that will come up missing before the weekend is done

[Yweile]

HAHA WTH WHO IS THE ICC AND WHERE WERE THEY FOR FOR ALL THE PREVIOUS INTERVENTION ND WARS😅😢😂

[IronskullGM]

They did the same for Bush over Iraq...

[danielkokal]

HAHAHAHA ! gonna send cops to his house ?

[victoratamanov]

At first glance, a respectable court doing his job but it is not as simple. Facts must be checked, sides must be represented. This court erodes its respectability but who cares? For many ICCwas thrown in the sewer, war victim.

[mypronounismaster]

so what do you guys think we'll see first....
Putin arrested
or
Ghislaine's client list
???

[kimberlygarrett]

Where is Jinping's for the genocide of Uyghurs?

[phoenixhenson]

Hes got too much arrogance calling to arrest the leader of another nation. Putin is gonna make him eat those words

[kafficecco]

Me imaginé que no iba a poder cagar en toda la reunión del G20

[nick_nastyy_]

Get George W. Bush & Darth Cheney while you're at it

[lpunit]

Haha they really think they can arrest him
That’s hilarious

[marlowops]

Give me a break. Hail Putin and RUSSIA!!! 🇷🇺

[dianaruslander]

What about arresting Zelensky? Why didn’t he evacuate the children when the war started?