Arrest Points News Today

behaviour. welcome to the programme. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russias leader vladimir putin — for war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of thousands of children from ukraine to russia, since last years invasion. its the first time the court has ordered the arrest of a prominent, serving political leader. moscow dismissed the announcement as outrageous, saying ...

Doesnt travel that much. thats not a big issue, ithink, for doesnt travel that much. thats not a big issue, i think, for him at the moment, in practical terms, you know, dont hold your breath. russian police are not going to put handcuffs on the russian president and dispatch him to the hague. russia does not extradite its own citizens. but i think it does send a strong message, it sends a message that there arejudges strong message, it sends a message that there are judges in the hague who cons...

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