The Russian Interior Ministry has placed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky under a search and arrest warrant, citing an unspecified article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. This comes as part of a trend of Russian authorities targeting officials of the Ukrainian government since the start of the Ukrainian war. Along with Zelensky, the head of the National Security and Defense Council, Alexander Litvinenko, and former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko have also been included on the list.
The inclusion of these individuals is seen as a response to their positions and actions during their respective mandates, which were deemed contrary to Russian interests. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has condemned Zelensky’s inclusion on the list as an act of desperation by the Russian state propaganda machine. They point to the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin as a more legitimate and serious legal action. This ICC warrant accuses Putin of kidnapping and deporting children from Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine.
The escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to play out on the international stage, with each side using legal and political tactics to assert their interests and opinions. It remains unclear how these developments will impact the already strained relations between the two neighboring countries.
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