Here’s what to know about the I.C.C.’s arrest warrant for Putin.

NYT WORLD: Here’s what to know about the I.C.C.’s arrest warrant for Putin.
By Marlise Simons, Charlie Savage and Anushka Patil
Section: World
Source: New York Times
Published Date: March 17, 2023 at 02:00AM

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir V. Putin and a Russian official for war crimes. Here’s a look at the warrant and what it could mean for Russia’s leader.

The International Criminal Court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for war crimes for President Vladimir V. Putin and a second Russian official. Here’s a closer look at the court, the warrant and what it could mean for Russia’s leader.
Why did the International Criminal Court issue the warrants?
The court says that Mr. Putin bears individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February last year. The court also issued a warrant for Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who has been the public face of a Kremlin-sponsored program in which Ukrainian children and teenagers have been taken to Russia.
The court said in a statement “that 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.”

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ICC issues arrest warrant for Russia’s Putin - The international Criminal Court issued a warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over his alleged involvement in abductions of children from Ukraine.