Dmitry Medvedev, a Vladimir Putin loyalist, said Thursday that any attempt to arrest Putin following an arrest warrant from the ICC would amount to an act of war.
Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pegram reports on lawmakers' warnings as Russia and China forge an alliance during meetings in Moscow.
Medvedev made the comment as the ICC is pushing back against"threats" from him earlier this week, in which"Let's imagine -- obviously this situation which will never be realized -- but nevertheless let's imagine that it was realized: The current head of the nuclear state went to a territory, say Germany, and was arrested," Medvedev said in a video posted on Telegram, according to Reuters.
Last week, the ICC accused Putin of personal responsibility for the abductions of children in Ukraine, saying in a statement that he is"allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of and that of unlawful transfer of fromPresident Biden said Friday that the move to issue the arrest warrant was"justified" as Putin had"clearly committed war crimes.
Medvedev also warned the judges to"watch the skies closely," calling the court"a pathetic international organization."
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