The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova citing their involvement in the unlawful transfer of Ukrainian children.
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ICC issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova in March 2023
The arrest warrants cite involvement in the unlawful transfer of Ukrainian children
The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Maria Lvova-Belova and Vladimir Putin for the war crime of unlawful deportation of children from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia.
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Extracted: 2026-02-22T18:49:17.719Z
Source story: ukraine-brings-back-22-children-from-russian-occupied-territories