The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Children's Ombudsman Maria Lvova-Belova for suspected war crimes involving illegal deportation of children from occupied Ukrainian territories.
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In March, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Children's Ombudsman Maria Lvova-Belova
Putin and Lvova-Belova are suspected of war crimes in the form of illegal deportation and displacement of the population, including children, from the occupied territories of Ukraine
ICC issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova for illegal deportation of Ukrainian children
In March 2023, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Putin and Lvova-Belova, accusing them of the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian minors.
The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin in March 2023
The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Maria Lvova-Belova in March 2023
The warrants were issued for their role in illegally deporting Ukrainian children
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