Overview
- Deputy prosecutors Mame Mandiaye Niang and Nazhat Shameem Khan said the ICC warrants for Vladimir Putin and five others remain valid regardless of any blanket amnesty under U.S.-led negotiations.
- They emphasized that the Security Council can request a deferral, which would amount to a temporary pause under the court’s framework.
- The warrants cite alleged war crimes tied to Russia’s invasion, including accusations that Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova oversaw the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children.
- Ukraine rejected proposals for a blanket amnesty, arguing mass atrocities preclude impunity for those who committed or ordered crimes.
- The Kremlin dismisses the court’s authority, and the ICC’s ability to enforce arrests relies on cooperation from its 125 member states.