International Law in Brief
ICC issues arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin
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By: Romita Chattaraj | March 20, 2023 - 2:08pm
On March 17, 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The court alleges that he is responsible for war crimes committed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, including the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia. The Russian commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, is also wanted by the ICC.