What is the significance of the ICC’s arrest warrant for Putin?

Arrest warrants have been issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country’s children’s commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova.

They are accused of the war crime of illegally deporting children from Ukraine to Russia.

So what might this mean for Russia – and the war in Ukraine?

Presenter: Sami Zeidan

Guests: 

Sergei Markov – former public spokesman for Putin

Toby Cadman – international human rights lawyer and International Criminal Court specialist

Denis Krivosheev – deputy regional director of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Office for Amnesty International