London: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to BBC reports Putin is responsible for war crimes, including the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia.

It says the crimes were committed in Ukraine at least from February 24^th, 2022 when Russia launched its full scale invasion. Moscow has denied allegations of war crimes during the invasion. The ICC has charged Putin with being involved in the deportation of children, and says it has reasonable grounds to believe he committed the acts directly, as well as working with others.

The court also said the Russian leader failed to exercise his rights to stop others who deported children, the report said. Russia’s Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, is also wanted by the ICC. The Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the arrest warrants are meaningless.