Friday’s international arrest warrant against Russian President Putin is welcomed by US President Biden. He says the order is justified and an important mark. Biden says the arrest warrant is “justified” and an important milestone, as he passes a press briefing at the White House. However, he points out at the same time that the USA is not a member of the ICC. There is no doubt that Russia is committing war crimes and atrocities in Ukraine and we have been clear that those responsible must be held accountable, says a spokesperson for the US State Department. The EU describes the order as “just the beginning” and the UK also welcomes the court’s decision. “Irrelevant” Scores of suspected Russian war crimes and human rights abuses are being investigated in the war. In this case, it is about mass movements of Ukrainian children. The ICC has announced that Putin may “be responsible for the war crime of illegal deportation of population (children) and illegal transfer of population (children) from occupied territories of Ukraine to Russia”. This means that the Russian president could be arrested if he sets foot in any of the 120 countries that have signed the so-called Rome Statute. However, neither Russia, Ukraine nor the USA have done that.
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Biden on the arrest warrant against Putin: “Justified”
