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Ukraine regards the seizure of children as part of an attempted genocide, but Moscow does not recognize the court's authority.

investigation](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64985009) which said that Russia’s forced deportation of Ukrainian children amounted to a war crime — the Kremlin has [denied](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-60690688) it committed any crimes. ” concluding with a toilet paper emoji. It comes ahead of a visit to Russia next week by Chinese President Xi Jinping and will severely limit Putin’s own potential range of diplomatic visits. No need to explain WHERE this paper should be used … Putin is “allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children)” and that of “unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation,” the Hague-based court said in a statement The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant Friday for Russian President Vladimir Putin over the forced transfer of children to Russia after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian official Maria Lvova-Belova for ...

Most countries on Earth – 123 of them – are parties to the treaty, but there are very large and notable exceptions, including Russia. I would like to believe (that the arrest warrant will bring practical results), but to be honest, I have my doubts, because most international organizations are very concerned, they say a lot of things, but I personally do not see any obvious action.” Asked whether the ICC is asking signatory countries to arrest Putin if he travels to them, Hofmanski referred to ICC statute, saying: “All state parties have the legal obligation to cooperate fully with the court, which means that they’re obliged to execute arrest warrants issued by the court. The court, which has 18 judges serving nine-year terms, tries four types of crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression and war crimes. Russia does not cooperate with this body, and possible [pretences] for arrest coming from the International Court of Justice will be legally null and void for us,” she said. The year of war has shown that even with all the help, this fight is a difficult one,” Tkachenko said. The court’s warrants are a wakeup call to others committing abuses or covering them up that their day in court may be coming, regardless of their rank or position,” Jarrah said. “This is a big day for the many victims of crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine since 2014. “We consider the very posing of the question outrageous and unacceptable. Some of the children have ended up thousands of miles and several time zones away from Ukraine. And we continue to work.” “In the criminal proceedings being investigated by our law enforcement officers, more than 16,000 forced deportations of Ukrainian children by the occupier have already been recorded.

The Russian president is wanted by the ICC for alleged war crimes during his Ukraine invasion.

He noted that the US is not signed up to the ICC, "but I think it makes a very strong point". However Russian opposition leaders welcomed the announcement. When asked about the ICC's move, US President Joe Biden said "well, I think it's justified". It also accused him of failing to use his presidential powers to stop children being deported. The ICC relies on the cooperation of governments to arrest people, and Russia is "obviously not going to cooperate in this respect", Jonathan Leader Maynard, a lecturer in international politics at King's College London, told the BBC. [In a statement](https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-prosecutor-karim-khan-kc-issuance-arrest-warrants-against-president-vladimir-putin), the ICC said it had reasonable grounds to believe Mr Putin committed the criminal acts directly, as well as working with others.