ICC arrest warrant: Putin stays away from Pope Francis' funeral

Ifreke Inyang - DailyPost Nigeria - 22/04
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend Pope Francis’s funeral, the Kremlin confirmed on Tuesday. Putin's foreign travel is limited by an

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend Pope Francis’s funeral, the Kremlin confirmed on Tuesday.

Putin’s foreign travel is limited by an International Criminal Court, ICC, arrest warrant.

He is subject to the ICC warrant for the alleged forced deportation of children during Russia’s offensive on Ukraine.

And he will not be present at the burial of the late Pope on Saturday.

“No. The president has no such plans,” Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters when ask...
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