Any attempt to arrest Putin would be declaration of war on Russia, ally says

Arresting Putin Abroad on ICC Warrant Would Be 'Declaration of War': Top Russian Official

Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president now serving as deputy chairman of the country’s security council, said on Thursday that any attempts to arrest President Vladimir Putin on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) warrant of war crimes would be considered a “declaration of war” against the country. “Just imagine—clearly that such a situation that is never going to happen, but still—let’s imagine that it has happened. The incumbent head…

Kremlin: We'll Attack Any Country That Tries To Arrest Putin

Kremlin: We'll Attack Any Country That Tries To Arrest Putin There's been a number of new developments including tit-for-tat warnings and threats following the International Criminal Court's (ICC) last Friday issuance of an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The most blistering and alarming attack on the Hague-based court this week has been from former Russian president and current deputy chairman of the security council Dmitry…

Russia will bomb any country if Putin gets arrested, says ally; EU leaders endorse Ukraine ammunition deal

Any attempt to arrest Vladimir Putin would be a declaration of war against Russia, the president’s ally Dmitry Medvedev said after the ICC put out a warrant for the Russian leader over alleged war crimes. Meanwhile, EU leaders have endorsed a plan for sending Ukraine 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition within the next 12 months.

Any attempt to arrest Putin would be declaration of war, says ally

“Every day’s delivery of foreign weapons to Ukraine brings closer the nuclear apocalypse,” former Russian president Dmitry Medve­dev says.

Russia’s Medvedev says Putin’s arrest would be ‘declaration of war’

Top Russian official Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday said that any attempt to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin would be considered a “declaration of war” against the country amid Moscow’s ongoing invasion of neighboring Ukraine.  In a Telegram post, Medvedev, the deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council, called out the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to…

Thursday evening news briefing: Russia 'will bomb any country that arrests Putin'

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