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A week ago, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia's children's rights ...

[deported to Russia](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/17/europe/icc-russia-war-crimes-charges-intl/index.html). Following the charges against him, Putin now joins the likes of [former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir](https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/will-bashir-sudan-s-former-dictator-finally-face-justice-at-the-icc/) and the late Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi as [serving heads of state](https://theconversation.com/putin-and-the-icc-history-shows-just-how-hard-it-is-to-bring-a-head-of-state-to-justice-202247) charged by the court. Former President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire was also charged by the ICC in 2011, but that [followed his ouster](https://www.icc-cpi.int/sites/default/files/CaseInformationSheets/gbagbo-goudeEng.pdf).

The government is taking legal advice on how to handle an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin in the event the ...

South Africa is unlikely to arrest any visiting head of state, said two officials at the foreign ministry who declined to be identified. The ICC issued the warrant on March 18 for war crimes related to the alleged abduction of children from Ukraine. “We are concerned about the situation of the people of Ukraine.

Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy secretary of Russia's Security Council, said should Germany - or any other nation - arrest Putin, it would trigger a nuclear ...

Kostin's comments came as Ukraine and the ICC signed a deal for a field office to prove war crimes in Ukraine. The chances of Putin facing trial in The Hague are highly unlikely because Moscow does not recognise the ICC's jurisdiction or extradite its nationals. Moscow has reacted furiously to the ICC issuing the international arrest warrant for Putin for alleged war crimes in Ukraine, saying that it does not recognise the court while also opening its own investigation into the court. However, the warrant could limit the Russian leader's ability to travel to the tribunal's 123 member nations, which could arrest him in accordance with the warrant. None of the suspects was present in court. 'We carefully collected evidence which we believe will build the case of genocide,' he said. Orban's government has not yet taken a position on the warrant, but Gulyas said he considered it counterproductive. Added Medvedev: 'I want you to hear me and remember the Generalissimo's words. 'Our relations with the West are already worse than they have ever been in history,' he said. Medvedev drew parallels with World War II, when the Soviet Union managed to drastically ramp up weapons production. 'In this case, our assets will fly to hit the Bundestag, the chancellor's office and so on.' Pictured: A Sarmat-2 nuclear missile is seen being tested in Russia

South Africa's government is taking legal advice on how to handle an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin in the ...

The ICC issued the warrant against Putin for war crimes related to the alleged abduction of children from Ukraine. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s diplomatic push is picking up steam after his return from Moscow. The letter, seen by Bloomberg News, doesn’t explicitly mention spot contracts but makes a general plea to step up efforts to find non-Russian supplies of LNG. Russians used S300 missiles, originally designed to intercept rockets. The person, who must leave the country by March 29, was accused of spreading propaganda that justifies Russia’s military action, causing divisions in Estonian society, the ministry said. US Fights for Influence in Africa to Counter China, Russia (6 a.m.) [Spain Urges LNG Importers to Diversify Away From Russian Supply ](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-24/spain-urges-lng-importers-to-diversify-away-from-russian-supply) [Secret Chip Deals Allegedly Help US Tech Flow to Russia](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-03-15/secret-chip-deals-allegedly-help-us-technology-flow-to-russia-despite-sanctions) [set to meet with more dignitaries](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-03-24/xi-jinping-s-diplomatic-push-picks-up-following-moscow-visit-next-china), including the leaders of Brazil and Spain, in a bid to build momentum for the blueprint. [Credit Suisse, UBS Among Banks in DOJ Russia-Sanctions Probe](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-23/credit-suisse-ubs-among-banks-facing-doj-russia-sanctions-probe) [Xi’s Diplomatic Push Picks Up Following Moscow Visit: Next China](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-03-24/xi-jinping-s-diplomatic-push-picks-up-following-moscow-visit-next-china) [Putin Arrest Warrant Prompts South Africa to Seek Legal Advice](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-24/putin-arrest-warrant-prompts-south-africa-to-seek-legal-advice) South Africa is a signatory to the Rome Statute that established the ICC, and because of that may be obliged to execute the arrest order. Sign up to the best newsletter in the world.*

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says any attempt to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin on the International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant of ...

The international criminal court which operates independently has issued an indictment for President Putin and the children’s commissioner for appalling crimes against children. Institute for Global Dialogue’s Executive director Dr Philani Mthembu says, “South Africa could remain at ICC but look at domestic legislation put a number of exemption, put its national interests arrest of the sitting head of state could have negative implications for brokering the peace deals with that sitting head of state SA has been calling for peaceful resolution and arrest of Putin could have a negative impact and if Putin doesn’t travel. South Africa has also forwarded an invitation to President Putin as the country gears up to host the BRICS summit later this year.

The government is taking legal advice on how to handle an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin in the event the ...

South Africa is unlikely to arrest any visiting head of state, said two officials at the foreign ministry who declined to be identified. The ICC issued the warrant on March 18 for war crimes related to the alleged abduction of children from Ukraine. “We are concerned about the situation of the people of Ukraine.

Dilemma: President Cyril Ramaphosa and Russia's President Vladimir Putin. If Putin comes to the Brics summit in August, South Africa is obliged to arrest ...

Russia's parliament speaker on Saturday proposed banning the activities of the International Criminal Court after the court issued an arrest warrant for ...

Russian officials deny war crimes in Ukraine and say the West has ignored what it says are Ukrainian war crimes. It said there are reasonable grounds to believe that Putin bears individual criminal responsibility. In its first warrant for Ukraine, the ICC called for Putin's arrest on suspicion of unlawful deportation of children and unlawful transfer of people from the territory of Ukraine to the Russian Federation since Feb.

OPINION: Comparisons between destruction in Iraq and Ukraine could boost the International Criminal Court's authority in the West.

This has had a huge impact across the Western world, but the methods of war used and the levels of destruction experienced by Ukraine were little different from those in Iraq, which was not given anything like the same coverage. It means that while the ICC decision is certainly a setback for Russia, it also impacts on those Western states heavily involved in Iraq from 2003. If that changes in the future, it should cause Western political leaders to be more cautious when deciding about war. However, the tone of the coverage changed subtly as the media also responded to the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War. This is a specific charge which can be quite easily proved; indeed, Putin may well see the process as reasonable and even legal. While that would damage Russia, China would be seen as the clear leader of an evolving post-Cold War alliance, a position it had won primarily by maintaining neutrality in actions, if not in rhetoric. After all, the dismal performance of Russia’s armed forces shows that the country only retains superpower status by means of its strategic nuclear weapons, whereas China already has a much larger economy and wider influence across the Global South. One is the decision of the While Ukrainian military forces are bearing the brunt of the war, they are simply not getting sufficient military supplies to put them in a winning position. How does the ICC decision relate to all this? In one sense, China can come out of the conflict well, whoever wins. All three are set against a background of a bitter and devastating war in Ukraine that could well continue for many months or even years.

The ICC, which South Africa is a signatory to, has issued a warrant of arrest for Putin for allegedly committing war crimes in Russia's ongoing invasion of ...

[warrant of arrest for Putin](https://ewn.co.za/2023/03/17/icc-judges-issue-arrest-warrant-for-putin-over-ukraine) for allegedly committing war crimes in Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. This is as the International Criminal Court (ICC) - which South Africa is a signatory to, earlier this month issued a The ICC, which South Africa is a signatory to, has issued a warrant of arrest for Putin for allegedly committing war crimes in Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Ireland, Germany, Austria, and Croatia all said in recent days that they would arrest Putin in the unlikely event he visited their countries.

[quickly dismissed the warrant](https://t.me/MariaVladimirovnaZakharova/5023) when it was issued and [opened its own criminal investigation into the ICC](https://www.politico.eu/article/putin-russia-icc-criminal-case-moscow-ukraine-war/). [Hungary said on Thursday it would not arrest Putin](https://www.businessinsider.com/nato-ally-hungary-says-wouldnt-arrest-putin-icc-warrant-2023-3) if he were to travel to the country. [called the ICC's warrant "justified,"](https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-says-putins-international-arrest-warrant-is-justified-2023-3) but noted that the US is not part of the ICC system. [the UK](https://twitter.com/JamesCleverly/status/1636771269260759042?s=20) and [France](https://uk.ambafrance.org/France-backs-ICC-after-arrest-warrant-issued-for-Putin) — welcomed the ICC decision but did not explicitly commit to arresting Putin. [said it would enforce the warrant](https://www.bild.de/politik/inland/politik-inland/justizminister-buschmann-wir-wuerden-putin-sofort-verhaften-83251392.bild.html), followed by [Ireland on Tuesday,](https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2023/03/21/putin-will-be-arrested-if-he-comes-to-ireland-department-of-justice-says/) then [Austria](https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/03/24/7394995/) and [also Croatia](https://n1info.hr/english/news/prime-minister-croatia-would-arrest-putin-if-he-arrived-in-the-country/) said the same on Friday. [issued a warrant for his arrest](https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-ukraine-icc-judges-issue-arrest-warrants-against-vladimir-vladimirovich-putin-and) on March 17, accusing him of ordering the abduction of children in occupied parts of Ukraine, which would be a war crime.

Vladimir Putin can safely head to Hungary, South Africa's a maybe, but much of the rest of the world may be out: An arrest warrant issued by the ...

“We do not recognize this court, we do not recognize the jurisdiction of this court. The court does not have a police force and thus has no capability to act on an arrest warrant that it issues. The court can find a state noncompliant, but it’s not much more than “a symbolic reprimand,” he told NBC News. “We are concerned about the situation of the people of Ukraine. Russian leaders, though, have dismissed and mocked the war crimes charges. [South Africa](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/after-protests-looting-tear-through-south-africa-nation-wonders-what-n1275585) are signatories to the Rome Statute, which established the court in 1998, neither country could commit in recent days to executing the arrest warrant if Putin crossed their borders. This is how we treat this,” he said. The ICC, however, remains firm about the treaty. On Friday a government minister said the country was awaiting a new legal opinion on the subject. What we would want to do is be in a position where we could continue to engage with both countries to persuade them towards peace.” Gergely Gulyás, who serves as Hungarian President Viktor Orbán’s chief of staff, claimed that Budapest had not worked the international court into its legal system. None responded, potentially signaling Putin could also be safe to visit countries like Bangladesh, Bolivia, El Salvador.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has agreed to the deployment, which won't violate obligations under nuclear nonproliferation agreements, Putin was ...

I stress that this will not violate our international agreements on nuclear non-proliferation,” Putin said. “The United States has been doing this for decades,” Putin was quoted as saying. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has agreed to the deployment, which won’t violate obligations under nuclear nonproliferation agreements, Putin was quoted as saying.

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President Putin told Russian state television on Saturday that Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko had long raised the issue of stationing tactical nuclear ...

He did not specify when the weapons would be transferred to Belarus. They have long deployed their tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of their allied countries." Russia will have completed the construction of a storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus by 1 July, President Putin added.

Russian president says deal struck with Belarusian counterpart would not violate nuclear nonproliferation agreements.

Belarus is closely allied with Russia. His comment followed a British announcement that it would supply Ukraine with these anti-tank shells. We have not used them yet.”

President Putin told Russian state television on Saturday that Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko had long raised the issue of stationing tactical nuclear ...

He did not specify when the weapons would be transferred to Belarus. They have long deployed their tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of their allied countries." Russia will have completed the construction of a storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus by 1 July, President Putin added.

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks during the signing ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace, on March 21, 2023 in Moscow, Russia. Three days after being ...

"It's a very significant move," said Nikolai Sokol, a senior fellow at the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. Sharing nuclear weapons makes the situation much worse and risks catastrophic humanitarian consequences," it said in a tweet. We are going to do the same thing." "They have allies in certain countries and they train ... "There is nothing unusual here either: firstly, the United States has been doing this for decades. So, now, yes, they are changing that and it's a big change." It is unclear how many such weapons Russia has given it is an area still shrouded in Cold War secrecy. does not hand (them) over to its allies. This January, the two nations stepped up joint military training. "We are not handing over (the weapons). As part of the deal announced by Putin, Russia will have completed the construction of a storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus by July 1. Putin says Moscow to station nuclear weapons in Belarus for the first time since the 1990s