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Poland Warns It Could Force Down Putin’s Plane Over ICC Warrant

The caution follows reports of a possible Budapest visit to see President Donald Trump, a plan now in doubt after fresh statements from Moscow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Vitaly Mutko, the chief executive officer of Dom.RF, not pictured, during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Overview

  • Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said a Polish court could order an interception of any plane carrying Vladimir Putin and a transfer to The Hague.
  • Sikorski warned that if Putin entered Polish airspace the aircraft could be forcibly landed under Poland’s obligations to the International Criminal Court.
  • The ICC issued a 2023 arrest warrant for Putin over the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children, a jurisdiction Russia rejects.
  • Media reports have described a potential Putin trip to Budapest to meet President Donald Trump, though the meeting appears on hold after comments by Sergey Lavrov.
  • Hungary withdrew from the ICC in June, while Bulgaria’s deputy prime minister voiced conditional openness to overflight as its foreign ministry noted no official request.