Kremlin President Vladimir Putin, on whose name the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an international arrest warrant in connection with crimes committed in Ukraine, will be detained if he arrives in the Republic of Moldova, President Maia Sandu said in an interview. with several foreign journalists, News.ro reports.
Asked by a Euronews correspondent whether Vladimir Putin would be arrested if he came to the Republic of Moldova, President Maia Sandu said that “the Republic of Moldova is a signatory to the International Criminal Court agreement and Moldova will respect the court’s decision”, suggesting that the answer is yes .
On March 17, 2023, the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued an international arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian president’s commissioner for children’s rights, also came under such a mandate.
According to the Hague Tribunal, Putin would be guilty of war crimes, in particular, the illegal deportation to Russia of Ukrainian children from the occupied territories.
States that have ratified the Rome Statute and states that recognize the jurisdiction of the Hague Tribunal (123 states) would be obliged to arrest Vladimir Putin or Maria Lvivova-Belova if he entered their territory.
On the other hand, in an interview given to NewsMaker last week, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, Nika Popescu, was also asked about the sanctions that Chisinau imposed against Russia after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
He noted that, in general, the Republic of Moldova adheres to the regime of sanctions introduced by the European Union, but he confirmed that there are currently no “first persons” in the state from the Russian Federation on the list of undesirable persons in Chisinau.
Early last week, the parliament in Chisinau initiated the procedure for the Republic of Moldova to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Independent States, a regional organization that includes 9 of the former 15 states that gained independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union. , all near Moscow.
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