Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says any attempt to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin on the International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant of arrest would be a declaration of war.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says any attempt to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin on the International Criminal Court warrant of arrest would be a declaration of war.
The ICC has accused Putin of committing a war crime by unlawful deportation of children from occupied areas in Ukraine to Russia.Putin’s staunch ally Dmitry Medvedev now dares that the move will amount to a declaration of war against Russia. “Let us imagine. obviously, it is a situation which is never going to happen. but nevertheless, let us imagine this situation came true, an incumbent leader of a nuclear state had arrived, for instance in Germany and was arrested. what is this? a declaration of war on the Russian Federation.”South Africa has also forwarded an invitation to President Putin as the country gears up to host the BRICS summit later this year. Pretoria has signed the Rome Statute and recognises the ICC.
Analysts say this warrant of arrest presents a number of implications.
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