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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics

Arrest warrant for Putin only exposes the cowardice of the ICC

Exterior of the International Criminal Court in The Hague
The international criminal court in The Hague. Photograph: Pierre Crom/Getty Images

The international criminal court’s arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and his commissioner for children’s rights (ICC judges issue arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes, 17 March) represent an important milestone in demonstrating to the world how irrelevant, compromised and cowardly the ICC is.

Rather than being a beacon of international justice without favour or prejudice, it seems that it prefers currying favour among its western sponsors and backers instead of casting the light of justice over the egregious war crimes and crimes against humanity that the US-led west has committed over the years.

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