Arrest warrant issued against Putin

In a written ICC statement, it was reported that an arrest warrant was issued for Putin and Lvova-Belova for the crime of smuggling Ukrainian children into Russia during the Russia-Ukraine War.

In the statement, both suspects were said to have participated in the crime of illegally bringing Ukrainian children to Russia, and Putin was said to be responsible for failing to prevent people under his control from committing this crime.

In the statement, it was stated that there is sufficient suspicion that Putin and Lvova-Belova committed war crimes by deporting Ukrainian children, noting that the arrest warrant was issued at the request of the ICC General Prosecutor’s Office dated 22 February 2023. .

The statement indicated that the arrest warrant was initially intended to be kept secret to protect the victims, but considering that the crimes are still being committed, the Court made the decision public in order to prevent new crimes. being committed.