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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont

What does the ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin mean in reality?

Vladimir Putin
While Putin seems safe from extradition now, a future Kremlin leader may decide it is more politic to send him to The Hague. Photograph: Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik/AFP/Getty

What is the international criminal court arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin for?

The court has issued arrest warrants for the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, in relation to the forced deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia, where many have been adopted by Russian families.

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