Vladimir Putin: if he ever did go on the run, he might look like this – especially if he didn’t have time to grab a shirt.
Here’s a redundant threat:
The international criminal court (ICC) in The Hague has issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin for overseeing the abduction of Ukrainian children, sending Russia another significant step on the path to becoming a pariah state.
In granting the request for warrants by the ICC prosecutor, a panel of judges agreed that there were “reasonable grounds” to believe Putin and his children’s rights commissioner, Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, bore responsibility for the “unlawful deportation” of Ukrainian children.
The warrants are the first to be issued by the ICC for crimes committed in the Ukraine war, and it is one of the rare occasions when the court has issued a warrant for a sitting head of state
How does the ICC expect to deliver that warrant and have the arrest made?
Vladimir Putin is the head of the Russian state and, despite its losses in Ukraine, that country’s armed forces remain formidable – not to mention its nuclear arsenal.
He has no reason to honour the warrant and there is no possibility of him facing justice for his alleged crimes.
Some think the ICC should concentrate on more achievable aims:
The International Criminal Court today issues an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin for his war crimes in Ukraine.
A good decision that should have been taken years ago. Can we think of any other international leaders who are deserving of arrest warrants for The Hague?
— Tory Fibs (@ToryFibs) March 17, 2023
I look forward to the ICC issuing arrest warrants for Tony Blair and George Bush for proven war crimes in Iraq, and the release of Julian Assange, who exposed these atrocities.https://t.co/tFMuk6Nc0k
— Chris Williamson (@DerbyChrisW) March 17, 2023
How about it, ICC? Will you go after some alleged war criminals who can be brought to justice? Why not?
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