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The Associated Press
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday for alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
The court, based in The Hague (Netherlands), indicated in a statement that Putin "is the alleged person responsible for the war crime of illegal deportation of children," and accuses him of illegally transferring children from occupied areas in Ukraine. to the Russian Federation".
It also issued an arrest warrant for Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, the Commissioner for Children's Rights in the Office of the President of the Russian Federation, who has been indicted on similar charges.
Russian President Vladimir Putin during his State of the Nation address on February 21, 2023 in Moscow, Russia. Dmitry Astakhov / AP
The International Criminal Court indicated that a preliminary board determined that there were "reasonable grounds to believe that each of the subjects was responsible for the war crime of illegal deportation of population and illegal transfer of population from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation." .
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