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'This is bad news for Putin': Arrest warrant issued for Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes

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The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes in Ukraine. Source: AAP / Peter Dejong/AP

The International Criminal Court in The Hague issued international warrants for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as children's rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova. They are accused of deporting Ukrainian children. We asked our political expert Leonid Petrov to comment on this decision.


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