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Proposed by Vladimir Putin’s Allies: Ban ICC in Russia

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com March 25, 2023

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President Vladimir Putin’s allies have proposed banning the ICC in Russia. Photos/Illustrations

MOSCOW – Speaker of the parliament Russia proposing a ban on activities International Criminal Court (ICC) after that court issued an arrest warrant for the President Vladimir Putin . The ICC accuses Putin of having committed war crimes.

Putin’s ally Vyacheslav Volodin said Russian laws should be changed to outlaw any ICC activity in the country and punish anyone who provides assistance and support to the ICC.

“It is necessary to draw up amendments to the law prohibiting the activities of the ICC on the territory of our country,” Volodin said in a post on Telegram as quoted from ReutersSaturday (25/3/2023).

Volodin said that the United States (US) had created a law to prevent its citizens from being tried by The Hague courts and Russia should continue that work.

Any aid or support for the ICC in Russia, he said, must be punished under the law.

The ICC earlier this month issued arrest warrants accusing Putin of war crimes by illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine. It said there are reasonable reasons to believe that Putin bears individual criminal responsibility.

Russian officials have warned that any attempt to arrest Putin, Russia’s most important leader since the last days of 1999, would be tantamount to declaring war on the world’s largest nuclear power.

March 25, 2023 0 comments

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Former president warns that detaining Putin would be considered an act of war against Russia

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com March 23, 2023

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On March 23, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the International Criminal Court (ICC) had issued an arrest warrant for Putin, accusing him of war crimes in Ukraine. He said it would be a declaration of war. Representative photo in Moscow (2023 REUTERS)

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday tried to arrest Putin after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against him for committing war crimes in Ukraine. He said it would be a declaration of war on Russia.

Medvedev has told domestic media that the ICC is a body without a legal basis and has not done anything important so far.

In a video posted to the telegram app Telegram, he said, “No matter how you look at it, this kind of thing can’t really happen, but let’s imagine. If the current head of a nuclear-armed state visits, say, Germany and is arrested. What will happen? This will be a declaration of war on the Russian Federation.”

“In this case, Russian missiles and everything else will fly to the Bundestag and the Chancellery,” he said.

He also said the risk of nuclear war is increasing. “Ukraine is getting more and more foreign weapons every day, and the world is approaching a nuclear apocalypse,” he said.

He also acknowledged that the West wants to divide Russia and steal its abundant natural resources.

March 23, 2023 0 comments

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Media reports suggest that the Kremlin was unprepared for the warrant issued for Putin’s arrest, deeming it as the “most unexpected move”.

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com March 22, 2023

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The interlocutors of the publication claim that this “was perceived by the Kremlin as the“ most unexpected step ”of the West, and“ the Russian authorities were not ready for this situation.

According to Meduza, in 2023, the Kremlin intended to “promote the image of Putin (including for the domestic audience in the run-up to the presidential elections) as a ‘fighter against the West’, ‘defender of Latin American and African countries from colonial oppression’ and ‘one of the main leaders of the multipolar world”, but after the decision of the court in The Hague, the Russian president found himself in a situation where Putin’s foreign trips were in question.

“Theoretically, the President of the Russian Federation can be detained on the basis of the Hague warrant in 123 countries. Sources close to the Presidential Administration note that the Kremlin still does not quite understand how it is possible to “ensure the safety” of the president in the new conditions. Even the CIS ceases to be a safe space for Putin,” – emphasizes the publication.

Journalists note that among the countries that have ratified the Rome Statute and theoretically can arrest Putin, there is also Tajikistan.

Meduza’s sources consider Putin’s detention “impossible” due to the fact that the head of the Kremlin “simply will not go to a country where there is at least a minimal risk of being arrested.”

The publication explains that since the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine in February 2022, Putin has never traveled to Western countries, but “relatively regularly made foreign trips” to countries such as Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, in order to to show the Russians that “Russia still has more friends than ill-wishers,” and the country remains “one of the pillars of the multipolar world.”

“Restrictions on foreign visits will work in the opposite direction. Prior to the warrant, the trips were combined with trips by leaders of foreign countries to Moscow. Now it will not be possible to maintain the same frequency of meetings – you cannot constantly invite everyone to your place,” says one of Meduza’s interlocutors.

Context:

On March 17, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin and the children’s ombudsman in the Russian Federation, Maria Lvova-Belova. They are suspected of illegal deportation of children from the occupied regions of Ukraine to Russia.

Now Putin has the official status of a suspect in an international crime – the illegal deportation and displacement of Ukrainian children, the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine noted.

Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the decision of the ICC, said that the Kremlin “considers the very posing of the issue outrageous and unacceptable.”

Putin could face trial despite Moscow’s argument that Russia is not covered by International Criminal Court decisions, ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan said March 17.

The ICC’s issuance of an arrest warrant for Putin is a “turning point,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said March 19.

March 22, 2023 0 comments

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Serious Consequences Await Putin as Per Medvedev due to the International Criminal Court’s Ruling

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com March 20, 2023

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After the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says that the court’s decision will have dire consequences for international law.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said today, Monday, that “the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin” will have serious consequences for international law.

Medvedev wrote on the messaging application “Telegram”: “They decided to prosecute the president … a nuclear power that does not participate in the International Criminal Court like the United States and other countries,” adding: “The consequences for international law will be dire.”

Earlier, the Russian President’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, responded to the ICC’s decision and confirmed that “Russia does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court,” stressing that “any decisions of the court are invalid from a legal point of view.”

Last Friday, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court, whose jurisdiction is not recognized by the Russian Federation, issued an “arrest” warrant against Putin and Russia’s Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova Belova, in connection with the war in Ukraine.

For his part, US President Joe Biden considered the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against his Russian counterpart “justified” and claimed that “Putin clearly committed war crimes in Ukraine.”

March 20, 2023 0 comments

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Serbian President Disapproves of ICC’s Arrest Warrant Issued for Putin

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com March 19, 2023

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Serbian President Criticizes ICC Arrest Warrant For Putin. PHOTOS/TASS

BELGRADE – Issued an international arrest warrant for the President of Russia Vladimir Putin will have negative consequences and will only prolong the war on Ukraine . This was stated by the President Serbia Aleksandar Vucic, Sunday (19/3/2023).

The International Criminal Court issued a warrant for the Russian leader on Friday (17/3/2023), accusing him of war crimes. The ICC accuses Putin of bearing personal responsibility for the kidnapping of children from Ukraine during Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbors that began nearly 13 months ago.

Vucic, who has in the past bragged about his personal ties to the Russian leader, criticized the international tribunal’s decision.

“I think issuing an arrest warrant for Putin, not to get into legal trouble, will have disastrous political consequences and say that there is great reluctance to talk about peace (and) about a ceasefire” in Ukraine, Vucic told reporters in Belgrade.

“My question is now that you have accused him of the greatest war crimes, who are you going to talk to now?” continued Vucic, as quoted from AP.

“Do you really think that Russia can be defeated in a month, three months or a year?” he asked. “There is no doubt that the aim of those who did this was to make it difficult for Putin’s communications, so that everyone who spoke to him was aware that he was being accused of war crimes,” he said.

Asked whether Putin would be arrested if he came to Serbia, Vucic said that was a pointless question, because obviously as long as the conflict (in Ukraine) continues, Putin has nowhere to go.

March 19, 2023 0 comments

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Analysis: Conducting War Crimes Trials in the Aftermath of Putin’s Memoandum

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com March 18, 2023

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News analysis by Zachary Wolf, CNN political editor

(CNN) – More than a year after international outrage erupted over the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the commission of horrific atrocities, an arrest warrant was issued against Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the International Criminal Court announced, Friday, that charges had been filed against Putin and the Russian Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova. Belova regarding an alleged scheme to forcibly deport thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia.

Here is an overview of how war crimes trials are conducted:

What is a war crime?

The International Criminal Court has specific definitions of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression.

Specifically, targeting the civilian population, violating the Geneva Conventions, and targeting specific groups of people may be possible crimes in Russia’s war.

Who can be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court?

Anyone accused of committing a crime can be prosecuted within the jurisdiction of the Court, which includes ICC member states.

The court judges people, not states, and focuses on those who bear the greatest responsibility: leaders and officials.

While Ukraine is not a member of the court, it has previously accepted the case, so Putin is eligible to be indicted by the court for ordering war crimes in Ukraine.

However, the ICC does not conduct trials in absentia, so he would either have to be extradited by the Russian authorities or arrested outside Russia, which seems unlikely as long as Putin remains in power.

How does the International Criminal Court take action?

Lawsuits can be brought in one of two ways: The government or the United Nations Security Council can refer cases for investigation.

Russia, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, has veto power over the council’s actions.

It was 39 governments, most of them European, that sparked the current investigation.

How long do these investigations take?

If the course of justice is slow in general, international justice hardly moves at all, so investigations at the International Criminal Court take many years, and convictions have been brought in only a handful of cases.

Why might the Ukraine war trial be different?

Because the international outcry against Russia is unique, according to Ryan Goodman, a law professor at New York University, it could give the court the ability to act differently.

“It is difficult to judge the ICC investigation on past practice,” Goodman said in an email, after the court launched its investigation in 2022. “In the Ukraine situation, the prosecutor receives extraordinary support from dozens of countries.”

March 18, 2023 0 comments

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