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ICC concerned by Russia’s ‘threats’ over Putin warrant

Russian President Vladimir Putin is wanted by the ICC for allegedly deporting thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia [File: Sputnik/Vladimir Astapkovich/Kremlin via Reuters]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has expressed concern over “threats” from Russia following its issuing of a war crimes arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin.

The ICC’s statement of concern on Wednesday came after former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev threatened to hit the war crimes court in The Hague with hypersonic missiles. It also followed Russia’s top investigative body opening a criminal case against ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan as well as the judges who issued the warrant for Putin.

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