Vladimir Putin of Russia was issued an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court for “war crimes” for failing to use his executive authority to stop the deportation of children.
It criticized Putin for his alleged complicity in the wrongful deportation and transfer of kids from occupied Ukrainian territory to Russia. The court’s prosecutor insisted that there is forensic proof and an investigation into Russian lawmakers.
On similar grounds, the court also issued a warrant for Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, the Russian president’s commissioner for children’s rights.
Moscow, meanwhile, declared the international court’s action to be void. The International Criminal Court’s rulings have no bearing on our nation, including legally, according to a statement from the Russian foreign ministry.
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It argued that Russia has no obligations under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court because it is not a party to it.
ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin
On the contrary, ICC maintained that it has jurisdiction over crimes committed against anyone on the territory of Ukraine from November 2013 onwards.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer, serving as the current president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and from 2008 to 2012, and as president from 2000 to 2008 and since 2012.
Putin worked as a KGB foreign intelligence officer for 16 years, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel before resigning in 1991 to begin a political career in Saint Petersburg. He moved to Moscow in 1996 to join the administration of president Boris Yeltsin. He briefly served as director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and secretary of the Security Council of Russia, before being appointed prime minister in August 1999.
