The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Russian President, Vladimir Putin, over alleged war crimes in the Ukraine war.
The ICC judge says the execution of the arrest warrant depends on international cooperation. The Hague-based court has no powers to arrest suspects. It can only exercise jurisdiction within the countries that are signed up to its agreement. Russia is not a signatory and the Kremlin has dismissed the I-C-C claims as outrageous and null and void. The Russian Foreign Ministry also says the warrant lacks any meaning or legal value for Moscow. Russia had itself previously accused Ukraine of committing war crimes. It says Kiev has used Western-made weapons against hospitals and civilian infrastructure in the annexed regions of Ukraine.