France on ICC Arrest Warrant for Putin: No-One Should Escape Justice

March 17, 2023

Protest against Iran's government and deliveries of Iranian drones to Russia in Kyiv - 28 Oct 2022 — An Iranian woman who lives in Ukraine, holds a placard with the likenesses of Vladimir Putin and Ali Khamenei during a protest against Iran's government and deliveries of Iranian drones to Russia in central Kyiv. REUTERS./

PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) – The French government said on Friday that “no-one should escape justice”, as it reacted to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russia President Vladimir Putin.

“No-one responsable for crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine, regardless of their status, should escape justice,” said the French Foreign Affairs Ministry on its FranceDiplomatie Twitter account.

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Hugh Lawson)