ICC judges issue arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes in Ukraine
The
International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Friday against
Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for war
crimes committed in Ukraine.
Moscow has repeatedly denied accusations that
its forces have committed atrocities during its one-year invasion of its neighbour.
In its first warrant for Ukraine, the ICC
called for Putin's arrest on suspicion of unlawful deportation of children and
unlawful transfer of people from the territory of Ukraine to the Russian
Federation.
The
Kremlin did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Earlier this week Reuters reported that the court was
expected to issue warrants.
Separately the court issued a warrant for
Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia's Commissioner for Children's Rights, on the same
charges.
ICC prosecutor Karim Khan opened an
investigation into possible war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in
Ukraine a year ago. He highlighted during four trips to Ukraine that he was
looking at alleged crimes against children and the targeting of civilian
infrastructure.
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