A former commander in Russia's military predicted two possible scenarios for Russia's president if Ukraine prevails in the war.
Girkin, who is also known by the alias Igor Strelkov, made the comments in a video uploaded on his Telegram channel, which has nearly 800,000 subscribers.
His remarks came several days after the ICC's March 17 announcement that it had issued an arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes. ICC investigators in The Hague had reportedly worked on evidence against Putin for over a year before the court issued the warrant. Itof being"allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population and that of unlawful transfer of population from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen during a March 15 meeting in Moscow. The inset shows former Russian commander Igor Girkin at a press conference on September 27, 2022, in Moscow. Girkin recently said Putin will likely be killed or forced to stand trial for war crimes if Russia loses the war in Ukraine.The clip opens with Girkin reading a question from his smartphone.
"If we lose the war and he [Putin] doesn't get strangled before then, a 'conditional' Navalny will send him to The Hague," Girkin said, seemingly referring toTerrorist Girkin-Strelkov assesses the probability of Putin being sent to the Hague.
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