Russian officials in panic anticipating Putin's arrest by ICC

Russian officials are reportedly in a state of panic over the arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) last month. The arrest warrant was issued for Putin's alleged war crimes in Ukraine after its invasion on 24 February 2022.

Russian officials are reportedly in a state of panic over the arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) last month. The arrest warrant was issued for Putin's alleged war crimes in Ukraine after its invasion on 24 February 2022.

The reports from the local news platforms claim that Russia is keeping a tough face against the arrest warrant, but a state of panic exists within the government.

On 17 March this year, the ICC issued an arrest warrant against two Russians- President Vladimir Putin and Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Ms. Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova. The allegations against both include war crimes and unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine.

The reports from the local news platform The Moscow Times claim that the senior officials in the Russian government are panicking over the arrest warrant and alleged it is a move to overthrow Vladimir Putin as the President of Russia.

"This is essentially a call to overthrow the government in Russia," a ruling party politician, part of the government told The Moscow Times.