ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes in Ukraine

A warrant was issued Friday by the International Criminal Court for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of war crimes including an alleged scheme to deport Ukrainian children to Russia.

The court called for Putin’s arrest on suspicion of unlawful abduction and deportation of children, along with the illegal transfer of people from Ukraine to Russia, in its first warrant related to the Kremlin’s brutal, year-long invasion. ---More...