The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Commissioner on Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova for alleged war crimes involving the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.
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ICC issued arrest warrants for Putin and Lvova-Belova for war crimes
Pre-Trial Chamber II of the ICC issued arrest warrants for Putin on 17 March
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin.
On March 17, 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian official overseeing the forced deportations of Ukrainian children to Russia.
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Commissioner on Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova on March 17 for alleged war crimes involving the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.
On March 17, 2023, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova.
The ICC also issued arrest warrants for Sokolov and Kobylash on the same date.
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