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Blinken did not respond to question about ICC warrant for Putin’s ‘arrest’

October 4, 2025

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has commented on the International Criminal Court’s warrant against the “arrest” of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

He recalled that America is not a party to the ICC.

“We are not members of the ICC,” Blinken said, noting that Putin has no plans to visit the United States.

Earlier, Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said the Kremlin was calm about the head of state’s “arrest” warrant, although it sees it as an extremely hostile protest.

In addition, Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin demanded that the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) involved in issuing an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin be brought to trial. justice.

Blinken’s post did not answer the question about the ICC arrest warrant for Putin’s “arrest”

Russia Desk

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The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings, and named primary sources, corroborating with Reuters, the BBC, and the Kyiv Independent.

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