Arrest warrant issued by ICC for Putin

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Children’s Commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova.

The ICC says they are responsible for war crimes during the Ukraine war, which includes the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia.

The Russian foreign ministry has denied atrocities and dismissed the warrant as having "no significance whatsoever".

Russia is not a signatory to the ICC's Rome Statute, so Putin and Lvova-Belova will not be extradited.

[Source: BBC]