ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Putin and Russian Official over Ukraine Invasion

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over his alleged involvement in the abduction of Ukrainian children and teenagers. The ICC also issued an arrest warrant for Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, Russia's commissioner for children’s rights, over similar allegations. More than 40 countries that are party to the ICC had requested its intervention. Russia has previously said it does not recognize the ICC or its jurisdiction. It's unlikely that either of the cases will make it to trial, since the ICC cannot conduct a trial unless the relevant people are in custody, and Russia is unlikely to turn over its own people over.