If Vladimir Putin visit Germany.. he will be arrested
The International Criminal Court had issued arrest warrants for the Russian president as well as Russia's Children's Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Bilova on the grounds of the alleged illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.
German Justice Minister Marco Bushmann announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be arrested if he visited Germany.
The German newspaper “Die Zeit” quoted Bushmann's remarks, which he said "I expect that the International Criminal Court will quickly contact Interpol as well as the participating countries and ask them to comply with this request, after which Germany will have to arrest President Putin."
The minister added, "This will happen if Putin enters German territory, and he will be handed over to the International Criminal Court”.
International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court had issued arrest warrants for the Russian president as well as Russia's Children's Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Bilova on the grounds of the alleged illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.
Russian media reported, on Sunday morning, that President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which his forces control, on a surprise visit, the first of its kind since the outbreak of the war with Kiev.
Business trip
Russia's "Tass" news agency reported that Putin arrived in Mariupol, which Russia has controlled since the start of the Ukraine war last year, as part of a "business trip".
The agency said he inspected a number of projects in the city and spoke to residents there.
State media reported that Putin met with the top leadership of his military operation in Ukraine, including the chief of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, who is in charge of the war.
The city of Mariupol was bombed by Russia on the first day of the war (February 24, 2022), then it was besieged at the beginning of March, before it fell into the hands of Russian forces in late April of that year.