The French government said on Friday that "no-one should escape justice", as it reacted to the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russia President Vladimir Putin.
"No-one responsable for crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine, regardless of their status, should escape justice," said the French Foreign Affairs Ministry on its FranceDiplomatie Twitter account.
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Hugh Lawson)