International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes in Ukraine


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The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Friday against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for war crimes committed in Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied accusations of atrocities during its one-year invasion of its neighbour. A spokesperson for Russia's foreign ministry said the arrest warrant against Putin had "no significance whatsoever." The ICC issued the warrant 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. Separately the court issued warrants for Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, Russia's commissioner for children's rights,...