US EditionPoland "Cannot Guarantee" Putin Would Not Be Arrested if He Flies Through Polish Airspace to Hungary
Poland may detain Putin under an International Criminal Court warrant if he flies through its airspace to a proposed meeting with Donald Trump in Budapest, Poland's foreign minister said.
- Radosław Sikorski, Poland's foreign minister, told Radio Rodzina that he cannot guarantee Vladimir Putin's plane would not be forced down and the president detained under an ICC warrant.
- An ICC arrest warrant issued in March 2023 explains the travel issue after Donald Trump said last week that Putin and he may meet in Budapest, Hungary, which is withdrawing from the ICC.
- Russia's Sergey Lavrov called Sikorski's stance a `terrorist act`, Sławomir Mentzen warned of unpredictable risks, and Bulgaria's Georg Georgiev said Bulgaria would open its airspace for Putin.
- Moscow has not said whether Vladimir Putin will attend, CNN reported the summit may be delayed, and an Adriatic route over Montenegro and Serbia could avoid EU airspace.
- Poland's longstanding support for Ukraine means Radosław Sikorski said Hungary's invitation `positions itself not as part of the West`, and a Polish deputy foreign minister warned Hungary might `form a union with Putin`.
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A warning from the Polish Foreign Minister who explains that “It cannot guarantee that a Polish court does not order the government to listen to Putin's plane to the Hague Tribunal”.
US President Trump wants to meet the Kremlin chief at a summit in Hungary. For Putin it might be difficult to get there - he is being searched by international arrest warrant. Poland is already sending a warning to Moscow.
Poland’s Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, has warned this Tuesday that the Polish Air Force will intercept Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plane as he passes through Polish airspace on his way to Hungary, where he plans to meet with his American counterpart, Donald Trump. “I cannot guarantee that an independent Polish court will not issue an order to intercept and stop the plane with the aim of having the suspect handed over to the court …
Poland "cannot guarantee" Putin would not be arrested if he flies through Polish airspace to Hungary
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Poland warns Putin: The EU country does not want to let him through the airspace.
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