- The Ukrainian president is at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. He is expected to deliver a speech titled “No Peace Without Justice for Ukraine.”
- The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin, and it’s causing problems for his attendance at an annual summit.
- Any countries under the ICC’s jurisdiction are obliged to hand over Putin if he sets foot on their territory.
- The Russian president is due to attend the 15th BRICS summit in South Africa, which is under ICC jurisdiction.
- Experts have argued that if Ukraine was behind the drone incident, it was likely not an attempt to assassinate the Russian president as he was not in the Kremlin at the time.
- Ukraine’s defense minister says Kyiv does not need to attack Vladimir Putin as his fate will be decided by the International Criminal Court.
The Ukrainian president is set to have a meeting at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. During his visit, he is expected to deliver a speech titled “No Peace Without Justice for Ukraine” and hold discussions with parliamentarians and Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin, accusing him of deporting children from Ukraine. Russia’s president currently has a warrant out for his arrest – and it’s causing problems for his attendance at an annual summit. The warrant was issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), which alleges Vladimir Putin is responsible for war crimes in Ukraine. It means that any countries under the ICC’s jurisdiction are obliged to hand over Putin if he sets foot on their territory. The Russian president is due to attend the 15th BRICS summit in South Africa, which is under ICC jurisdiction.
The Ukrainian president’s visit to the Netherlands comes a day after Moscow accused Kyiv of attempting to kill Putin in a drone attack on the Kremlin. Experts have argued that if Ukraine was behind the drone incident, it was likely not an attempt to assassinate the Russian president as he was not in the Kremlin at the time.
As for Putin’s arrest warrant, the possibility of the Russian president being sent to the Hague is fairly remote as the court does not have a police force to execute warrants. If Putin visits one of the 123 countries under the ICC’s jurisdiction, they will be under obligation to arrest him – but he is unlikely to risk doing so.
Ukraine’s defense minister says Kyiv does not need to attack Vladimir Putin as his fate will be decided by the International Criminal Court. The ICC issued a warrant for Mr. Putin’s arrest in March over alleged war crimes. In a tweet today which does not directly name the Russian president, Oleksii Reznikov said: “Ukraine doesn’t need to attack Russian war criminals in their residences in Moscow – the tribunal will deal with them”.
(With inputs from agencies)
