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Zelensky says ICC arrest warrant against Putin a ‘historic decision’

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky with ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) during a meeting in Kyiv with ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan on February 28, 2023. Zelensky has welcomed the ICC’s arrest warrant against Russia’s Vladimir Putin. PHOTO | HANDOUT | UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE | AFP

By  AFP

The Hague

The International Criminal Court on Friday announced an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children.

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