International Desk: The court alleges he is responsible for war crimes, and has focused its claims on the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia, reports BBC.<\/p>\n
It says the crimes were committed in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 – when Russia launched its full-scale invasion.<\/p>\n
Moscow has denied the allegations and labelled the warrants as “outrageous”.<\/p>\n
It is highly unlikely that much will come of the move – the ICC has no powers to arrest suspects, and can only exercise jurisdiction within its member countries – and Russia is not one of them.<\/p>\n
However it could affect the president in other ways, such as being unable to travel internationally.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the ICC said it had reasonable grounds to believe Mr Putin committed the criminal acts directly, as well as working with others. It also accused him of failing to use his presidential powers to stop children being deported.<\/p>\n
When asked about the ICC’s move, US President Joe Biden said “well, I think it’s justified”. He noted that the US is not signed up to the ICC, “but I think it makes a very strong point”. Mr Putin “clearly committed war crimes”, he said.<\/p>\n
Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, is also wanted by the ICC for the same crimes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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