Arrest warrant is required for Vladimir Putin: He's a war criminal.

She also called Putin a war criminal.

“Putin is war criminal”, Del Ponte has said.

The former chief prosecutor has said that issuing the warrant would not imply that Puiti would necessarily be arrested, but says he is the only instrument that allows war crimes perpetrators to be arrested and brought to the tribunal.

“is the only instrument we have that allows us to arrest the perpetrators of war crimes and bring them out before the International Criminal Court (ICC),” said del Ponte, acknowledging that only the order would not necessarily mean Putin would be arrested

Ponte further adds that if Putin stays in Russia then his arrest will not happen, but the warrant for arrest would prevent him from travelling abroad.

If he stays in Russia, it would never happen. But the order would prevent him from leaving the country and would be a strong signal that there are many states against him”, Del Ponte explained. /GazetaExpress/