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The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 17, for the alleged war crime of ...

In November 2022, an ICC prosecutor sought to move ahead with charges of war crimes against Ugandan militant and founder of the Lord’s Resistance Army, Joseph Kony. He also said that any decision of the court was “null and void” due to Russia not being an ICC member, the news agency Reuters reported. The ICC can also practice its jurisdiction over cases referred by the UN Security Council to it. However, the USA has kept its distance, maintaining that ICC should not exercise jurisdiction over citizens of countries that are not a party to it. However, the ICC’s jurisdiction is limited to offences occurring after it came into effect on July 1, 2002. The ICC, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, was established under a 1998 treaty called the “Rome Statute” .

The court's decision obligates 123 member countries to arrest the Russian president if he enters their territory.

Kyiv has said that more than 16,000 Ukrainian children have been deported to Russia since the start of the war with many allegedly placed in institutions and foster homes. This still leaves him with options to visit countries in the Moscow-led alliances of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) such as Armenia and Azerbaijan. China's president [Xi Jinping](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/xi-jinping) is due to meet Putin next week in the Russian capital. [Vladimir Putin](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/vladimir-putin) theoretically isolates the Russian president from two-thirds of the world, but it still leaves a significant number of countries that he can visit. However, with 193 member states of the Because Moscow does not recognize the court, it is unlikely that Putin or Lvova-Belova will be surrendered to its jurisdiction.

US president says Russian leader has clearly committed war crimes and move makes 'a very strong point'

“One day Putin will face justice: until then, the focus of all who believe in Ukraine’s liberty and freedom must continue to be on ensuring her victory.” But I think it makes a very strong point.” “Well, I think it’s justified,” Biden said of the warrant on Friday.

On today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Vladimir Putin may not see the inside of a cell in The Hague any time soon, but his war crimes arrest warrant could hurt his ability to travel freely and ...

The International Criminal Court on Friday announced an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on the war crime accusation of unlawfully ...

“The ICC Prosecutor is an independent actor.” “It’s poignant,” he said. Britain called the decision “welcome” and the European Union said it was “just the start.” Human Rights Watch said it was a “big day for the many victims” of Russian forces. The ICC’s Khan however said there were “so many examples of people that thought they were beyond the reach of the law.” US President Joe Biden said the warrant was “justified” and “makes a very strong point,” while noting that the United States is not a member of the ICC. ICC president Piotr Hofmanski said the execution of the warrants “depends on international cooperation.”

Vladimir Putin may not see the inside of a cell in The Hague any time soon, but his war crimes arrest warrant could hurt his ability to travel freely and.

Slobodan Milosevic, former president of Serbia and Yugoslavia, became the first former head of state to appear before an international tribunal since World War Two when he was tried at a UN court for alleged crimes during the 1990s Balkan wars. He has since been prosecuted in Sudan for other crimes but has not been handed to the ICC. Kenya’s President William Ruto and his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta were both charged by the ICC before they were elected. While in office, he travelled to a number of Arab and African countries, including ICC member states Chad, Djibouti, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, and Uganda, which declined to detain him. Putin is just the third head of state to be indicted by the International Criminal Court while still in power. The ICC’s 123 member states are obliged to detain and transfer Putin if he sets foot on their territory.

US president joined by German chancellor in support of action taken after Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children.

“We regard any attacks on the president of the Russian Federation as aggression against our country.” Russia has denied committing atrocities, and in Moscow the arrest warrant was met with predictable outrage. It is just one of many crimes – including torture and the deliberate targeting of civilians – for which At a time when Moscow is seeking to win support for its war – or neutralise backing for Ukraine – among countries in the global south, it will potentially limit his travel. It puts him in the same company as infamous figures such as The warrant is unlikely to lead to a trial.

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