The ICC Goes Straight to the Top: Arrest Warrant Issued for Putin

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News Article

Publication Date

3-17-2023

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Ця стаття також доступна українською мовою тут./This post is also available in Ukrainian here.

On Friday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced it had issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova. By issuing the warrants the Court confirmed it has “reasonable grounds to believe” that Putin and Lvova-Belova are criminally responsible for the war crimes of unlawfully deporting and unlawfully transferring children from occupied Ukraine into Russia (under articles 8(2)(a)(vii)) and 8(2)(b)(viii) respectively).

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Just Security

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