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The court's decision could limit Putin's movements.The court does not conduct trials in absentia, so Putin will have to be handed over by Moscow or arrested outside of Russia (Photo: kremlin.ru)

'Symbolic' Putin indictment gets some EU backing

Several EU foreign ministers on Monday (20 March) welcomed the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin for war crimes, accusing him of personal responsibility for the abduction of children from Ukraine.

The Hague-based court also issued a warrant last Friday for Maria Lvova-Belova, the commissioner for children's rights in the office of the president of the Russian Federation.

The ICC said it found "reasonable...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

The court's decision could limit Putin's movements.The court does not conduct trials in absentia, so Putin will have to be handed over by Moscow or arrested outside of Russia (Photo: kremlin.ru)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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