Will Putin be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine?
The Inquiry
BBC
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🗓️ 23 March 2023
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
He is accused of forcibly deporting children from Ukraine to Russia after the invasion last year.
The Kremlin does not recognise the jurisdiction of the ICC and denies war crimes.
But is this a symbolic move and is it realistic that Putin will actually be arrested and stand trial?
This week on The Inquiry we’re asking, will Putin be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine?
Contributors: Klaus Rackwitz, Director of the International Nuremberg Principles Academy Patrycja Grzebyk, Professor at the University of Warsaw Rachel Denber, Deputy director for Europe and Central Asia at Human Rights Watch Gerry Simpson, Professor of Law at the London School of Economics
Presented by Tanya Beckett Produced by Louise Clarke-Rowbotham Edited by Tara McDermott Mixed by Richard Hannaford
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| 0:25.0 | Welcome to the inquiry. I'm Tonya Beckett. |
| 0:28.0 | Each week one question for expert witnesses and an answer. |
| 0:34.0 | The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin. |
| 0:38.0 | This is one of the most ambitious cases the ICC has ever embarked upon. |
| 0:43.0 | The Russian police are not going to be putting handcuffs on Vladimir Putin. |
| 0:47.0 | Russia does not recognise the jurisdiction of the international criminal court. |
| 0:51.0 | Dimitri Medvedev, a Putin ally, wrote this, |
| 0:54.0 | no need to explain where this paper should be used. |
| 0:57.0 | And he followed that with an emoji of a toilet roll. |
| 1:00.0 | On March 17, 2023, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant |
| 1:07.0 | for Russian President Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. |
| 1:13.0 | The Netherlands Court says the charges relate to Putin's suspected involvement |
| 1:18.0 | in the unlawful deportation and transfer of children to Russia |
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