The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova on charges of war crimes related to the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children from occupied territories since February 24, 2022.
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Pre-Trial Chamber II of the ICC issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova on 17 March 2023 for war crimes of unlawful deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia
ICC issued an arrest warrant for Maria Lvova-Belova and Vladimir Putin on March 17, 2023
The deportation of Ukrainian children was the reason for the arrest warrant
On March 17, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova
The ICC asserts that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Putin holds direct accountability for supervising the deportations
ICC issues arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children
On March 17, the ICC in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova.
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