International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Putin for War Crimes
- Kremlin, which doesn’t recognize the ICC, scoffs at warrant
- Biden says court’s decision makes ‘a very strong point’
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The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes related to the alleged abduction of children from Ukraine, a largely symbolic move for now that the Kremlin shrugged off.
The tribunal based in The Hague said one of its pre-trial chambers had granted a request from the prosecution filed Feb. 22 for warrants against Putin and his commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, according to a website statement.