Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has threatened military action against any country that arrests President Putin on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court.
For his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of thousands of Ukrainian children, mostly from orphanages and care homes, the ICC declared Putin a war criminal last week. Days after the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed striking the ICC in The Hague with one of Russia’s hypersonic missiles.
According to Yahoo News, Medvedev said that if anyone tried to arrest Putin, it would be a “declaration of war.”
“Let’s imagine – it’s clear that this is a situation that will never happen – but nevertheless let’s imagine it does,” the Putin ally said.
“The current head of a nuclear state arrives on the territory of, say, Germany, and is arrested. What is this? A declaration of war against the Russian Federation.”
The United States has declared war on the Russian Federation. According to the warrant, Putin may be arrested in more than 100 nations that recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. The Rome Statute, which set up the ICC, says that Russia and the US are not among the 123 countries that are part of the court.
After previous presidents of Sudan and Libya, Omar al-Bashir and Muammar Gaddafi, Putin is the third sitting president to be targeted by an ICC warrant.
Putin is going to South Africa later this year to meet with leaders from five other countries to talk about their economies. The South African government has said it will ask for more information before Putin arrives.
Source – Tru News Report
