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Ukraine hails 'historic' ICC warrant for Russia's Putin

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin (L) and USA Attorney General Merrick B Garland and a group of international prosecutors meet to discuss allegations of war crimes committed in Ukraine, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Lviv, Ukraine March 3, 2023. REUTERS/Roman Baluk/File Photo

Ukraine applauded the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday for issuing an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The ICC called for Putin's arrest on suspicion of unlawful deportation of children and unlawful transfer of people from the territory of Ukraine to the Russian Federation. It also issued warrants for Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia's Commissioner for Children’s Rights, on the same charges.

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